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Rosberg fastest but tyre issues emerge in first practice

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton set the early pace at the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday with the fastest times in a start-and-stop practice session beset by a number of tyre problems. Rosberg had the quickest lap time at 1 minute, 38.037 seconds, just ahead of his teammate, Hamilton, at 1:38.183. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel had the third-fastest time of the session, a full half-second behind Hamilton. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top five. It was a frustrating session for Williams driver Felipe Massa and Renault's Kevin Magnussen, both of whom experienced tyre issues that prevented them from setting a time....
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