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Melbourne FP1: Rosberg heads Mercedes one-two

Mercedes dominated the first free practice of the Formula 1 season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Friday, with Nico Rosberg edging his world champion team mate Lewis Hamilton to top the timesheets. German Rosberg, last year's championship runner-up, rolled out of the garage early to set the fastest lap of one minute 29.557 seconds on a glorious day at Albert Park, topping Hamilton by a little under three-tenths of a second. The first run in Melbourne underlined the constructors' champions ominous form at winter testing, even as rival teams struggled. Williams driver Valtteri Bottas was the best of the rest, the Finn's fastest lap almost 1.2 seconds shy of last year's race winner...
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