Rosberg beats Hamilton in first practice

Nico Rosberg beat Lewis Hamilton in first practice ahead of Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay.

The German was the stand-out driver throughout the session and ended up beating the Englishman by 0.319 seconds.

Mercedes maybe concerned after Red Bull put in a good show, as Daniel Ricciardo snatched third ahead of Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari and finished just 0.017s behind Hamilton.

Kimi Raikkonen languished 0.3s behind Vettel, while Williams struggled around the twisty street circuit and finished 6^th and 17^th.

McLaren hinted at an improved weekend as Fernando Alonso finished 11^th quickest, but he was still over two seconds off the pace.

New Manor driver Alexander Rossi got off to a disappointing start as he crashed into the wall at the end of the session, causing a red flag.

The second session starts at 2.30pm (GMT).

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