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Rosberg tops first Belgian GP practice as tyres and halo tested

Nico Rosberg posted the fastest time in the first practice session of the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday. In unusually hot morning conditions on the Spa track, Rosberg was 0.730 of a second quicker than second-place Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton. Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen was third fastest, 0.799 behind Rosberg. Whatever Hamilton goes on to achieve in Sunday's qualifying will be made redundant, however, as he is taking a 15-place grid penalty for having changed too many engine parts. Hamilton, last year's Belgian GP winner, has won six of the past seven races and leads Rosberg by 19 points with eight races remaining after this one. But his penalty means Rosberg has a good...
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