Rosberg, Hamilton and Schumacher top three in Bahrain F1 practice

SAKHIR, BAHRAIN—Nico Rosberg was fastest in practice at the season-opening Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, with teammate Michael Schumacher finishing third to put Mercedes at the front of the Formula One grid.

Rosberg set a quickest time of one minute 55.409 seconds to lead Lewis Hamilton of McLaren and Schumacher by just under half a second after two sessions.

Defending champion Jenson Button was fourth for McLaren, ahead of Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel, who was just over one second off Rosberg’s pace.

Felipe Massa finished 1.1 seconds behind and Ferrari teammate Fernando Alonso was 1.3 seconds back.

Practice continues Saturday before qualifying for Sunday’s season-opening race.

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