Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg kept his momentum going in first free practice for the Russian Grand Prix. He set a fastest lap time of 1:38.127 and was much faster than team mate Lewis Hamilton in second place. The gap was more thans even tenths. Sebastian Vettel completed the top three. The Ferrari driver spun twice, while Hamilton, Jenson Button and Daniil Kvyat also had a spin during this session. Felipe Massa suffered clutch problems in the first half of practice.
FP1: Rosberg miles ahead of Hamilton in Russia
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- By: Rob Veenstra
F1Grand Prix Russian - Free practice 1
Sochi Autodrom - 29 April 2016
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41:39.332+1.20518
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51:39.365+1.23814
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61:39.650+1.52324
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71:39.802+1.67534
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81:40.218+2.09126
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91:40.287+2.16022
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101:40.654+2.52721
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111:40.663+2.53619
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121:40.771+2.64418
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131:40.898+2.77124
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141:41.085+2.95821
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151:41.134+3.00722
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161:41.238+3.11118
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171:41.385+3.25820
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181:41.671+3.54425
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191:41.962+3.83522
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201:42.483+4.35621
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