Nico Rosberg led a Mercedes one-two in the opening practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix at Barcelona. The German driver set a best time of 1:26.818 in the updated Mercedes to finish less than a tenth of a second ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes dominated the session, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel finishing in third, but nearly a full second behind Rosberg. Vettel's teammate Kimi Raikkonen was fourth quickest ahead of local hero Carlos Sainz, who started his home race in promising fashion for Toro Rosso. Teammate Max Verstappen finished right behind in sixth. Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat trialled the team's new short nose, finally introduced after some failed attempts in the...
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