Mercedes AMG Petronas Nico Rosberg set the pace during the opening practice session for Mercedes, despite being side lined early on due to a loss of power. Rosberg was unable to post a time during the preliminary stages of running as he suffered a loss of power as he approached Blanchimont towards the end of his first flying lap. Rosberg was able to return to the pits and later re-joined the action, clocking a time of 1:51.082 on Medium tyres to displace Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg’s best lap came shortly after the session was red flagged due to an accident involving Lotus driver Pastor Maldonado. Maldonado, who had earlier slithered wide at Turn 9, lost control of his E23...
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