Nico Rosberg enjoyed a narrow victory over rival Lewis Hamilton in F1 practice session in Australia, BBC Sport reports.
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Mercedes dominated the first practice race of the new season, with Rosberg finishing just 0.029 seconds ahead of Hamilton in a tight contest.
Valtteri Bottas finished in third place ahead of Carlos Sainz and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel.
The Mercedes team were also snapped showing their support for Comic Relief by all wearing red noses in the team garage.
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