Nico Rosberg outpaced Lewis Hamilton for the second successive practice session to end the opening day of the German GP at the head of the timesheet. Having seen Hamilton overturn his one-time 43-point championship lead over the last six races, Rosberg is in need of a strong result before F1's August break and on Friday held a consistent single-lap edge over his Mercedes team-mate. As in Practice One, Rosberg proved 0.3 seconds quicker than Hamilton around the Hockenheim lap to complete his third Friday double of 2016. Mercedes' rivals closed the gap to the world champions in Practice Two, but Ferrari and Red Bull remained half a second adrift on pure pace. Under-pressure Ferrari could take...
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