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Rosberg returns to top ten

Having dominated several practice sessions earlier in the year, Nico Rosberg and Williams sunk to near the back of the field last time out in Italy although the German was pleased to be back amongst the front runners in Singapore on Friday. The 24-year-old, sixth in the championship, finished the day seventh.

After qualifying a lowly 18th and trawling around at the back of the pack due to problems at Monza, Rosberg's best effort of 1:49.333 placed him narrowly ahead of compatriot Timo Glock after notching up a total of 56 laps in Marina Bay on Friday night.

Nico grabs the attention of the press in the paddock

"The first session started off pretty poorly but we made some changes and began to find some direction," Nico explained. "Although we knew we'd be back on the pace here, by the end of the day we had concluded a good tyre test and found some improved performance from setup changes, so I'm pleased that we had a good day.

"I had a bit of a moment towards the end of the second session and touched the wall a little bit but didn't damage the car - just scratched the front wing a bit - but as Frank (Williams, team owner) says, 'If you don't touch the wall, you're not going fast enough!"

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