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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 16057" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Nico Rosberg beats Lewis Hamilton in United States GP practice</strong></span></p><p><img src="http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64200000/jpg/_64200050_bbcsport'schieff1writerandrewbenson.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>By Andrew Benson</p><p></p><p>Chief F1 writer in Austin</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">21 Oct</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">From the section <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1" target="_blank"><u>Formula 1</u></a></li> </ul><p>Share this with</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20beats%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20in%20United%20States%20GP%20practice&bodytext=&" target="_blank"><u> Digg </u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a 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href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing" target="_blank"><u>Read more about sharing.</u></a></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/14A8E/production/_92022648_p219_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The United States Grand Prix is live across the BBC Sport website and Radio 5 live</p><p>Lewis Hamilton was only third fastest in second practice at the US Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg set the pace.</p><p></p><p>Hamilton was 0.291 seconds slower than Rosberg, with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo splitting the Mercedes.</p><p></p><p>Rosberg heads Hamilton by 33 points in the championship with 100 still available in the remaining four races.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hamilton badly needs to win in Austin in Sunday to revive his rapidly faltering hopes of retaining his title.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35816788" target="_blank"><u>Final practice is at 16:00 BST on Saturday, with qualifying at 19:00.</u></a></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Hamilton stays in touch </strong></span></p><p>The world champion was <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37733499" target="_blank"><u>fastest in first practice</u></a>, in which he was impressive in setting a rapid initial pace and maintaining an advantage throughout as Rosberg closed in.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/DF18/production/_92021175_hamilton_fans2_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Breaking America: Hamilton fans were evident in Austin</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Read more: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37734686" target="_blank"><u>McLaren bid to remove chairman Ron Dennis</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37673056" target="_blank"><u>Hamilton must win in 'weird' Austin to keep pressure on Rosberg</u></a></li> </ul><p>Hamilton looked quick in the first stages of second practice, lapping within 0.3secs of Rosberg on the first runs, despite using the slower medium tyre while the German was on the soft.</p><p></p><p>But his qualifying simulation run on the super-soft tyre did not go as well.</p><p></p><p></p><p><u>Jump media player</u></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help" target="_blank"><u>Media player help</u></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37735645#afterFlash" target="_blank"><u>Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.</u></a></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37572462" target="_blank"><u>Lewis Hamilton v Nico Rosberg: How the 2016 title may be decided</u></a></p><p>McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were eighth and ninth, ahead of Vettel's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who made a mistake on his flying lap.</p><p></p><p>The Finn incurred the wrath of both Alonso and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat, who both felt he was obstructive on track at various points of the session.</p><p></p><p>Renault's Jolyon Palmer, fighting for his future in F1, had a spin and managed 17th fastest time, five places and 0.2secs behind team-mate Kevin Magnussen.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/2016/united-states-grand-prix/results/practice" target="_blank"><u>US Grand Prix Second practice</u></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35816788" target="_blank"><u>US Grand Prix coverage details</u></a></p><p></p><p><u><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/15448/production/_92021178_hamilton_dog_rex.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></u></p><p>"Can you put me down, please?" Hamilton's dog made an appearance in the paddock</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/17B58/production/_92021179_p27_epa.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Rosberg leads Hamilton by 33 points in the drivers' title - Hamilton must win in Austin to keep in touch</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/B14F/production/_92019354_circuitoftheamericaspanorama_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The Circuit of the Americas has been the home of F1 in the US since 2012</p><p><img src="http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/07DC/production/_92021020_ricciardo_shoes_getty.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Daniel Ricciardo got in the spirit by showing off some US-themed shoes during the previews</p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 16057, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Nico Rosberg beats Lewis Hamilton in United States GP practice[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64200000/jpg/_64200050_bbcsport'schieff1writerandrewbenson.jpg[/IMG] By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer in Austin [LIST] [*]21 Oct [*]From the section [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1'][U]Formula 1[/U][/URL] [/LIST] Share this with [LIST] [*][URL='http://digg.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20beats%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20in%20United%20States%20GP%20practice&bodytext=&'][U] Digg [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://www.facebook.com/dialog/feed?app_id=58567469885&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fmodules%2Fshare%2Fclose&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&picture=&name=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20beats%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20in%20United%20States%20GP%20practice&description=&caption=&display=popup&'][U] Facebook [/U][/URL] [*][URL='https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&'][U] Google [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20beats%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20in%20United%20States%20GP%20practice&summary=&'][U] LinkedIn [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20beats%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20in%20United%20States%20GP%20practice&'][U] Reddit [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&title=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20beats%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20in%20United%20States%20GP%20practice&'][U] StumbleUpon [/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=BBC%20Sport%20-%20Nico%20Rosberg%20beats%20Lewis%20Hamilton%20in%20United%20States%20GP%20practice&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fsport%2Fformula1%2F37735645&=&'][U] Twitter [/U][/URL] [/LIST] Copy this link [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37735645'][U]http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37735645[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/questions/bbc_online/sharing'][U]Read more about sharing.[/U][/URL] [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/480/cpsprodpb/14A8E/production/_92022648_p219_getty.jpg[/IMG] The United States Grand Prix is live across the BBC Sport website and Radio 5 live Lewis Hamilton was only third fastest in second practice at the US Grand Prix as Mercedes team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg set the pace. Hamilton was 0.291 seconds slower than Rosberg, with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo splitting the Mercedes. Rosberg heads Hamilton by 33 points in the championship with 100 still available in the remaining four races. Hamilton badly needs to win in Austin in Sunday to revive his rapidly faltering hopes of retaining his title. [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35816788'][U]Final practice is at 16:00 BST on Saturday, with qualifying at 19:00.[/U][/URL] [SIZE=4][B]Hamilton stays in touch [/B][/SIZE] The world champion was [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37733499'][U]fastest in first practice[/U][/URL], in which he was impressive in setting a rapid initial pace and maintaining an advantage throughout as Rosberg closed in. [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/DF18/production/_92021175_hamilton_fans2_getty.jpg[/IMG] Breaking America: Hamilton fans were evident in Austin [LIST] [*]Read more: [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37734686'][U]McLaren bid to remove chairman Ron Dennis[/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37673056'][U]Hamilton must win in 'weird' Austin to keep pressure on Rosberg[/U][/URL] [/LIST] Hamilton looked quick in the first stages of second practice, lapping within 0.3secs of Rosberg on the first runs, despite using the slower medium tyre while the German was on the soft. But his qualifying simulation run on the super-soft tyre did not go as well. [U]Jump media player[/U] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/faqs/online/mp_accessibility_help'][U]Media player help[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37735645#afterFlash'][U]Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue.[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/37572462'][U]Lewis Hamilton v Nico Rosberg: How the 2016 title may be decided[/U][/URL] McLaren drivers Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso were eighth and ninth, ahead of Vettel's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who made a mistake on his flying lap. The Finn incurred the wrath of both Alonso and Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat, who both felt he was obstructive on track at various points of the session. Renault's Jolyon Palmer, fighting for his future in F1, had a spin and managed 17th fastest time, five places and 0.2secs behind team-mate Kevin Magnussen. [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/2016/united-states-grand-prix/results/practice'][U]US Grand Prix Second practice[/U][/URL] [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/35816788'][U]US Grand Prix coverage details[/U][/URL] [U][IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/15448/production/_92021178_hamilton_dog_rex.jpg[/IMG][/U] "Can you put me down, please?" Hamilton's dog made an appearance in the paddock [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/17B58/production/_92021179_p27_epa.jpg[/IMG] Rosberg leads Hamilton by 33 points in the drivers' title - Hamilton must win in Austin to keep in touch [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/B14F/production/_92019354_circuitoftheamericaspanorama_getty.jpg[/IMG] The Circuit of the Americas has been the home of F1 in the US since 2012 [IMG]http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/onesport/cps/624/cpsprodpb/07DC/production/_92021020_ricciardo_shoes_getty.jpg[/IMG] Daniel Ricciardo got in the spirit by showing off some US-themed shoes during the previews Swami [/QUOTE]
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