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Rosberg leads Hamilton in first Monza practice

By Alan Baldwin
Formula One - F1 - Italian Grand Prix 2016 - Monza, Italy - 02/9/16 - Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton of Britain during the first free practice. REUTERS/Max Rossi

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Lewis Hamilton, his sights set on a 50th grand prix win, denied Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg the top spot in Italian Grand Prix practice on Friday.

The Briton, also chasing a hat-trick of wins at the Monza circuit outside Milan, enjoyed a sunny afternoon with a fastest lap of one minute 22.801 seconds on the supersoft tyres after being second to Rosberg in the morning.

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