SEPANG, Malaysia -- Mercedes confirmed it was the team to beat at the Malaysian Grand Prix by setting the fastest times in both of Fridays practice sessions, although its Formula One rivals were closer than expected. Logan Thomas Jersey . Nico Rosberg, coming off his win at the season-opening race in Australia, was fastest in the second session and overall with a time of 1 minute, 39.909 seconds around the Sepang International Circuit, exceeding Ferraris Kimi Raikkonen by three-hundredths of a second. Raikkonen, who struggled in Melbourne, was also second fastest in the morning session behind Rosbergs Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton. Although Mercedes was expected to dominate the early races of the season, and did so in Australia, the top six cars on Friday afternoon were separated by just two-tenths of a second, indicating a competitive race on Sunday. "We are still having some small issues and therefore we were not able to maximize everything today," Rosberg said. "The quickest teams seem to be closer together than in Australia, so we still have work to do overnight to improve our level of performance." Defending four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel overcame some technical issues that restricted his running in the morning session and was an impressive third fastest in the afternoon, while his Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo was seventh. The bad news for Vettel was that he needed to change his computer power supply unit, which alternates the power source between the engine, the turbo and battery-stored energy. That means he is onto his third of the season, with a limit of five all year before penalties kick in. "Friday timings are not the most important in the world, but to be out there in the range with the other guys was a decent day," Vettel said. "It was not a completely smooth day for both of us; for myself, still some things to solve on the software side, programming the car, which sounds wrong but that is the way it is." Hamilton was fourth in the second session, ahead of Ferraris Fernando Alonso and Williams Felipe Massa. Hamilton is using the same engine that caused his early retirement from the Australian GP, with the team having fixed the misfire and preserved an engine which is also subject to the same five-per-season limit. McLarens Jenson Button was eighth quickest, ahead of Williams driver Valtteri Bottas and Force Indias Nico Hulkenberg. On a typically hot but dry day at Sepang, all drivers endured technical issues of some kind, ranging from the lack of downforce which caused several off-track excursions, high tire-wear from the consequent sliding, and fuel consumption issues with the new V6 turbo hybrid engines and the introduction of fuel usage limits. As in Melbourne, Lotus and Caterham were the teams to suffer most. Neither Lotus car completed a lap in the morning as the team continued to play catchup on its engine development after a strife-torn off-season. Pastor Maldonado sat out the afternoon too, and while Romain Grosjean made several trips out on track, he suffered repeated breakdowns. Caterhams Kamui Kobayashi had yet more problems with his energy-storage system, necessitating another replacement after two in Melbourne, meaning he is already closing in on the season limit. Shaq Lawson Jersey . He was signed to help with depth to the receiving corps because of the loss of Shamawd Chambers to the 6-game injured list. Adolphus Washington Jersey . The team made the announcement after Saturdays 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. RHP Kenny Giles will be called up from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to fill Adams spot on the roster. http://www.shoptheofficialbills.com/Elite-Eric-Wood-Bills-Jersey/ . Casey Janssen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday due to a strain in his left abdominal area and lower back.DZ: Do you look at your mentions on Twitter? Is it something you tend to avoid now? (Jeff ONeill walks by) DZ: Im sure thats something you deal with, too (laughs). Jeff ONeill: What, the idiot people? DZ: Do often do you look at twitter mentions? AR: Daily, probably. ODog: I think Ive probably said a hundred times "*@#$ this man...Im done with it, Im not doing this, I dont need this in my life!" You know what I mean? AR: (laughs) yeah. @TynanV makes me an expert in a way doesnt it? — Jeff ONeill (@odognine2) December 8, 2014 ODog: People are literally hating on me, I dont even know them! AR: (laughs) Yeah, and they dont even know you. ODog: Thats the goofy part. I sometimes direct message people and tell them "you dont even know me, man. Like are you aware of that?" Youre making all these...statements and comments...you dont even know me. AR: (laughs) Yeah, yeah. DZ: Do you ever find that interacting with those who mention you in mean tweets actually dissuades others from doing the same? Having them possibly say "oh wow, she actually does read these." AR: Ive actually never responded to anybody through a Twitter mention, again especially if its of the negative variety, because for me, it just feeds it more. If I respond back, theyre going to have to come back again, and again. So it just builds and builds and builds. @MapleLeafs ya thats it !!! A great stop. LMFAO Way to BLOW it @april_reimer — Shawn (@hockeycanada25) January 22, 2015 DZ: I guess back to the Twitter mentions, you say you do look at them? AR: I do look at them, but as soon as I see a bad one, before I even finish reading them I delete and block that person. DZ: (laughs) Fair enough, no need to keep them around. Whats one of the best interactions youve had with a fan on Twitter, outside of this campaign that youve started? AR: Yeah! With my Twitter account, again, Ive been able to use it for many good things and so some of the highlights have been some fans have been able to interact with James personally through me, so Ive been able to get them hockey cards signed by him, Ive gotten tickets to fans. There have been a couple cancer patients that have written in saying that theyre the biggest Leafs fans and that theyd love to get something signed, so Ive been able to get t-shirts signed by the whole team and send them to them. And so again, just as Twitter can be used to tear people down, it can be used to build people up! Friend saw this at the grocery store, thanks sobeys for the support :) #goleafsgo pic.twitter.com/piY71iZWAV — April Reimer (@april_reimer) April 7, 2014 DZ: What are some of the not so great interactions youve had online, outside of what happened durring the playoffs? AR: It wont go into the severity of some of the worse ones, but something along the lines of "your husband cant stop a beach ball. Shareece Wright Jersey. " DZ: (laugh) Yeah, I see. Not so nice. AR: Yeah, again thats just something thats just a borderline critique, because he is a public figure and people can have opinions, but that ones kind of tip-toeing the line (laughs), at the end of the day ones like that arent that bad. DZ: Going back to the 2013 playoffs, what was the conversation like between you and Elisha when you saw the picture of the perceived cut- eye trending? AR: It happened right away, we went down to the wives lounge and Elisha was saying "hey, apparently we hate each other" and I went "we do?" And then she showed me the picture the clip or showed me the pictures and what people were saying, thats where we said "wow, we need to act quickly." So we took a picture together and we tweeted it out sort of saying "no its out of context, were good." And at the end of the day people are going to say what theyre going to say. Elisha and I knew we were good, Dion and James knew we werent angry with either of them in any way, so you just sort of got to laugh it off and move on. DZ: Describe the difference between encountering a fan online and in person? AR: Yeah, for example, for how many followers I have on Twitter I probably have not met everybody face to face (laughs). I think its different sometimes, especially if youre a celebrity or a professional athlete, where they look at you more like a product and they forget that youre still a person, that you have a family or kids and so when you meet them face to face they kinda see the humanity to you, realizing that at the end of the day you are just a person just like everybody else, and you do have feelings and youre not immune to what people say. (Courtesy: NHL.com - Maple Leafs) DZ: In person have you ever had anybody heckle you at all, like outside of a game, just walking through a mall or on the street? AR: No, no, no. Any person Ive interacted with that has known me or if they see me walking with James, weve never had anybody in front of our faces say anything cruel or mean. So that also just shows you something about cyber-bullying. They feel so safe behind their screens to say what they want, but I bet you if they walked up to James in the mall, theyd probably ask for an autograph. DZ: Keyboard Warriors is the term I believe (laughs). AR: Exactly (laughs). DZ: And my final question...can you go BarDown? AR: (laughs) Yes! I can at least shoot a hockey puck, Ive at least learned that! To learn more about Aprils #TweetSweet campaign, you can visit the website here. . Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '