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Alonso beats Mercedes in practice

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso sprung a surprise by setting the pace ahead of the title-contending Mercedes in first practice at the Canadian Grand Prix. Alonso was 0.016 seconds ahead of Lewis Hamilton, who was 0.13secs ahead of team-mate Nico Rosberg. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel was fourth from Williams' Valtteri Bottas, Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and McLaren's Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen. Hamilton was on course to beat Alonso before running wide at the hairpin. Mercedes are expected to be in a league of their own on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The track's long straights penalise the power deficit of the cars with the rival Renault and Ferrari engines, and should enable Mercedes...
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