– Nico Rosberg has conceded that Mercedes suffered a "difficult" opening day of practice for the German Grand Prix, despite the championship leaders finishing atop the timesheets in both sessions.Rosberg, who set the fastest time in the first 90-minute session, finished the day in second place, 0.024s down on team-mate Lewis Hamilton."It was a difficult day for us, because we had to work on some of the new settings as the car was running without the FRIC [front-and-rear-interconnected Suspension] system," he said."But it worked out quite well even in difficult conditions. It was very hot outside and the Soft tyres don't last that long here, so this will be...
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