Mercedes ended third practice for the Malaysia GP fastest overall with Nico Rosberg edging out Lewis Hamilton at Sepang.Rosberg lapped the 5.543km track in a time of 1:39.008s, about 0.2s faster than his team-mate but it was the one-second gap to the third-placed Ferrari of Kimi Raikkonen that caught the eye. It suggests that the Silver Arrows are a shoo-in to make the front row their own during qualifying later on Saturday and once more confirms the superiority that has been on display since pre-season testing began. Raikkonen, who struggled with his car during the season-opener in Melbourne, seemed happier on Friday and once more lapped faster than team-mate Fernando Alonso, who ended the...
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