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2015 Spanish GP: Rosberg draws first blood

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<b> FASTEST AT BARCELONA: </b> Mercedes' Nico Rosberg narrowly beat Lewis Hamilton to set the fastest time during first practice for the 2015 Spanish GP. <em>  Image: AP / Luca Bruno </em>
<b> FASTEST AT BARCELONA: </b> Mercedes' Nico Rosberg narrowly beat Lewis Hamilton to set the fastest time during first practice for the 2015 Spanish GP. <em> Image: AP / Luca Bruno </em>

BARCELONA, Spain - Nico Rosberg drew first blood on Friday (May 8) in his duel with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg narrowly beat Hamilton to set the fastest time during the first practice session for the 2015 Spanish GP.

Hamilton, who leads the 2015 title race by 27 points after winning three of the opening four races of the season, was second, only 0.070 seconds off the pace, with Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel a further nine-tenths of behind.

Rosberg's advantage was wafer-thin and Hamilton sustained only the merest of scratches as he worked through his technical programme in preparation for Sunday's (May 10) race.

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