Nico Rosberg says it is "difficult to predict" where Mercedes are in the pecking order after running the revised Pirellis on Friday in Germany. Fresh from his victory at the British Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver continued to show impressive pace finishing second in both practices. Just 0.235s down on Championship leader Sebastian Vettel in the afternoon's session, covered 63 laps in total on Friday, giving him time to evaluate the revised Pirelli tyres. After the Silverstone failures, Pirelli have not only introduced the Kevlar-belted tyres that the drivers tested in Canada but also banned tyre swapping from this weekend onwards. And the changes took some getting used to....
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