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FP1 - Rosberg leads Hamilton and Button in Russia

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg claimed the early initiative as the action got underway in bright and sunny conditions at the brand new Sochi Autodrom on Friday morning.The German shaded team mate Lewis Hamilton in the inaugural F1 session on Russian soil, but once again it was close: the German lapped in 1m 42.311, with the Englishman just 0.065s adrift on 1m 42.376s.The surprise was McLaren's Jenson Button who finished with the third quickest time of 1m 42.507s. The Englishman got down to that time in the first half hour of the session, and was fastest until the Mercedes drivers improved. Fernando Alonso was as close as one would expect on a Friday, with 1m 42.720s for Ferrari, while Kevin...
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