Race favourite Lewis Hamilton set the pace for dominant Mercedes in first Spanish Grand Prix practice on Friday while the pain remained the same for Sebastian Vettel despite a Red Bull chassis switch. Hamilton's fastest lap of one minute 27.023 seconds, set six minutes from the end, was 0.868 quicker than Jenson Button who was best of the rest for McLaren. The impressive margin on a sunny morning at the Circuit de Catalunya further underlined the Briton's status as the man to watch after three wins in a row. Championship leader Nico Rosberg, who is four points clear of teammate Hamilton and had said on Thursday he just needed a "normal weekend" to regain the momentum, suffered a...
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