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Hulkenberg fastest in limited Russian GP first practice

Force India's Nico Hulkenberg was fastest in the first practice session for the Russian Grand Prix on Friday as a fuel spill limited drivers' time on track. Hulkenberg set a time of 1 minute, 44.355 seconds around the Sochi track, 0.052 seconds faster than Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel third. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton was seventh fastest. He span off late in the session but avoided the wall. The first half-hour of the 90-minute session was lost as track crews cleaned up a fuel spill left by a service vehicle. A large part of the circuit remained slippery, slowing cars down significantly. Light rain also fell toward the end of the...
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