SUZUKA, Japan -- Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in Fridays practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, edging Mercedes teammate and Formula One title rival Lewis Hamilton.Rosberg set the quickest lap in both sessions, with his best at 1 minute, 32.250 seconds; just seven hundredths of a second better than Hamilton.Its been a case of finding my way today, Rosberg said. It began with quite a lot of under-steer and we had to work through the setup in order to find a better balance on the car. In the afternoon, the medium tire didnt seem as strong as the hard as we saw in Malaysia. However, on the soft tire we showed strong one-lap pace, the balance felt good and the track was really exciting to drive. Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen was third, encouragingly only three tenths of a second off Rosbergs time. He was followed by Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, then Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, who won four faces in Suzuka between 2009 and 2013.With five races remaining in the season, Rosberg holds a 23-point lead over Hamilton, who had an engine failure while leading last weekends Malaysian Grand Prix but is chasing a hat trick of victories in Japan.Its been a really good day with no problems on the car, which is great, Hamilton said. We managed to get plenty of laps in but theres still some work to be done overnight in order to find more pace.Rain is forecast for Saturdays qualifying session.Rosbergs afternoon got off to an uncertain start when he pulled out of his garage 13 minutes into the session with wisps of smoke emerging from the back of his Mercedes.As he waited at the end of the pitlane, the smoke became slightly thicker and billowed out for a few seconds, but there was little trouble after that.He soon posted the fastest lap on hard tires and then set the pace on softer tires to remain ahead throughout the session.Force India pair Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg finished sixth and seventh fastest, with three tenths of a second separating the duo.Fernando Alonso of McLaren, Valtteri Bottas of Williams and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Toro Rosso completed the top 10. Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, who won in Malaysia, was 12th.The second practice session was incident free other than when Esteban Gutierrez parked his Haas on the grass approaching the Degner curve following a turbo failure, prompting a virtual safety car. Cheap Minnesota Wild Jerseys . On Mar. 16, coming off a "fight of the year" performance at UFC 154 the previous November, St-Pierre faced Nick Diaz at UFC 158 in what would be his eighth defence of the welterweight title. Using his superior athleticism, St-Pierre cruised to a five round, unanimous decision victory setting up a much-anticipated title defence against number one contender Johny Hendricks. Cheap Detroit Red Wings Jerseys .C. -- Al Jefferson joked that he feels he can score from anywhere on the court. http://www.cheapnhloutletjerseys.com/?tag=cheap-colorado-avalanche-jerseys . It was the second consecutive win for the Pacers (2-5), who lost their first five preseason games. Jeff Teague led the Hawks (1-5) with 17 points and eight assists and Al Horford had 12 points and seven rebounds. Mike Scott scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half. Cheap Winnipeg Jets Jerseys . The 31-year-old Spain midfielder hasnt played since Madrid lost in the Copa del Rey final to Atletico Madrid in May due to back and foot injuries. Cheap Washington Capitals Jerseys . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far.Get ready for this weekends race in Russia by riding on board with Nico Rosberg during qualifying for last years grand prix. The Mercedes driver posted a time of 1:37.113 around the Sochi Autodrom which was enough to give him pole position by over three tenths of a second from team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Click play on the video above to ride on board around the 3.6 mile trrack.dddddddddddd. Watch the whole Russian GP weekend - LIVE ONLY on Sky Sports F1. The race begins at 1pm on Sunday May 1, with build-up from 11.30am. Or watch the race without a contract for £6.99 on NOW TV. Also See: When is the Russian GP on Sky? Every race live on Sky cheap falcons jerseys cheap ravens jerseys cheap bills jerseys cheap bears jerseys cheap bengals jerseys cheap cowboys jerseys cheap lions jerseys cheap texans jerseys cheap colts jerseys cheap jaguars jerseys cheap chiefs jerseys cheap rams jerseys cheap dolphins jerseys cheap vikings jerseys cheap saints jerseys cheap giants jerseys cheap jets jerseys cheap eagles jerseys cheap steelers jerseys cheap 49ers jerseys ' ' '