Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton set the early pace at the Chinese Grand Prix on Friday with the fastest times in a start-and-stop practice session beset by a number of tyre problems. Rosberg had the quickest lap time at 1 minute, 38.037 seconds, just ahead of his teammate, Hamilton, at 1:38.183. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel had the third-fastest time of the session, a full half-second behind Hamilton. Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top five. It was a frustrating session for Williams driver Felipe Massa and Renault's Kevin Magnussen, both of whom experienced tyre issues that prevented them from setting a time....
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