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Nico fastest, Renault on fire

World championship leader Nico Rosberg set the pace in a Practice One session for the Malaysia GP overshadowed by the Renault car of Kevin Magnussen catching fire.  The Renault burst  as it returned to the team's garage in the opening minutes, with Magnussen forced to leap out of the car as flames engulfed the RS16. The cause of the fire is as yet unknown. Watch Kevin Magnussen leap clear of his burning Renault during Practice 1 of the Malaysia GP. When the session resumed, it was Rosberg, who has won the last three races to take the lead of the championship, who set the pace on soft tyres. The German's benchmark lap of 1:35.227 was almost half a second faster than the best...
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