BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Sebastian Vettel says it was no surprise to see Mercedes comfortably quicker than its rivals during Friday practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix.Nico Rosberg held an advantage of more than half a second over his nearest rival Daniel Ricciardo during second practice and was nearly a second faster than Vettel in third. Vettel is confident Ferrari can close the gap ahead of qualifying, but says Mercedes dominance during Friday practice is nothing new.I am not entirely happy with the balance, so naturally if the balance comes more together I think we can improve overnight and improve in sectors one, two and three, he said. Its not a surprise that Mercedes is good.It was a bit of a mixed bag [for us] this afternoon. The car feels okay, we need to improve a little bit all around and then we should be in a better position tomorrow.Its quite obvious that Mercedes was very competitive in the morning and afternoon. 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