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Rosberg top as aeroscreen is tested

Nico Rosberg comfortably outpaced Lewis Hamilton to head first practice at the Russian Grand Prix. The Mercedes team-mates led Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari, with Williams' Felipe Massa fifth and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo sixth. Hamilton has said he cannot afford to drop any more points to Rosberg, who has a 36-point lead in the title. The session also saw Red Bull run their version of cockpit head protection on Ricciardo's car for one lap. The 'aeroscreen' is the design the former champions believe is preferable to the 'halo' which was tried by Ferrari in pre-season testing. Both devices feature a similar elliptical structure to protect the driver's head from impact from...
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