Lewis Hamilton headed team-mate Nico Rosberg in first practice at the German GP as Mercedes' strong form continued. Hamilton was 0.219 seconds quicker than Rosberg - and just over a second ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber in third. Force India's Adrian Sutil was fourth ahead of Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen. Championship leader Sebastian Vettel was eighth fastest as title rival Fernando Alonso had a troubled session for Ferrari, failing to complete a flying lap. The Spaniard's car ground to a halt out on the track on his very first lap and after the team repaired it and sent him out the same problem, believed to be with the electrics, recurred. This time, Alonso managed to crawl back to the pits...
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