Nico Rosberg narrowly edged out Lewis Hamilton at the top of the timesheets in Friday practice for the Japanese GP. New Balance Outlet Store . The two Mercedes drivers were split by less than a tenth of a second with Rosberg just ahead following a lap of 1:32.250.Rosberg was also the faster of the two title rivals in Practice One although Hamilton out-paced his team-mate when he was running on the hard compound and Rosberg was using the mediums. Tyre supplier Pirelli joked it required a cigarette paper to measure the performance gap between Hamilton and Rosberg after they had both switched to the softs. They are both in great shape, reported Mercedes technical chief Paddy Lowe.Hamilton added: Its been a really good day with no problems on the car which is great. But theres still some work to be done overnight to find more pace.Hamilton is running the engine he used last month in Singapore after his power unit blew when he was leading the Malaysia GP a week ago. Following his Sepang blow-out, Hamilton can be certain of winning the world championship this year only if he wins all five of the remaining races. Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen was third quickest, around three tenths adrift of Rosbergs benchmark, and ahead of Red Bulls Max Verstappen. But the Dutchman produced encouraging long-run pace to suggest that Mercedes single-lap pace advantage wouldnt necessarily be carried over to race day. We looked very good on the hard tyres, acknowledged Verstappen.Sepang victor Daniel Ricciardo was merely 12th in the timesheets after his qualifying simulation was interrupted by the deployment of the Virtual Safety Car when Esteban Gutierrezs Haas car broke down. But Kimis lap looked solid and even if we had completed my lap Im not sure l would have beaten it, admitted Ricciardo. Fernando Alonsos McLaren maintained the teams recent improvement by reaching the top ten. But Jenson Button struggled and ended the day just 16th after failing to set a clean lap.Force India emerged as the best of the rest with Sergio Perez sixth, one place ahead of team-mate Nico Hulkenberg.Renault target Carlos Sainz was tenth for Toro Rosso. The Formula 1 Gossip column The latest rumour and chat from the F1 paddock Japanese GP Practice Two Timesheet1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 1:32.2502. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, + 0.0723. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, + 0.3234. Max Verstappen, Red Bull, + 0.8115. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, + 0.8536. Sergio Perez, Force India, + 1.3207. Nico Hulkenberg, Force India, + 1.6238. Fernando Alonso, McLaren, + 1.7359. Valtteri Bottas, Williams, + 1.77810. Carlos Sainz, Toro Rosso, + 1.83611. Felipe Massa, Williams, + 1.87712. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, + 1.90013. Romain Grosjean, Haas, + 1.99114. Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso, + 2.05515. Kevin Magnussen, Renault, + 2.08916. Jenson Button, McLaren, + 2.14817. Esteban Gutierrez, Haas, + 2.39318. Jolyon Palmer, Renault, + 2.51019. Felipe Nasr, Sauber, + 2.57420. Pascal Wehrlein, Manor, + 3.04221. Esteban Ocon, Manor, + 3.15022. Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, + 4.068 Also See: P1: Rosberg fastest from Hamilton Whens the Japanese GP on Sky F1? Lewis has not given up The Formula 1 Gossip Column Vapormax Australia . Solomon Elimimian did not make the trip with the team after suffering what appeared to be a right leg injury in the teams regular season finale against the Calgary Stampeders. Wholesale Balenciaga Sneakers .com) - Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau has been selected as the NHLs Rookie of the Month for December, the league announced Friday. http://www.discountaustraliashoes.com/cheap-nmd-fake.html . - Anthony Beauvillier had the winning goal in the third period as the Shawinigan Cataractes edged the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 2-1 on Wednesday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play.Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier will travel with the team to Boston and is expected to be available for their game against the Bruins on Wednesday night. After posting a shutout against the Stars in Dallas last week, Bernier has missed the Leafs last two gamees with flu-like symptoms. Shoes Outlet Store. James Reimer started in Sundays loss to the Florida Panthers and again in Mondays loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Maple Leafs called up Chris Gibson from the Toronto Marlies to back up Reimer for those contests. ' ' '