Ferrari 1-2 in first practice

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa dominated Friday's opening practice session for the Italian Grand Prix.

Scuderia on top in opening session at Monza

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Felipe Massa dominated Friday's opening practice session for the Italian Grand Prix. In sunny and warm conditions Raikkonen set the pace, clocking a best time of one minute 22.446 seconds as Ferrari look to close the gap to McLaren in both the drivers' and constructors' championships. The Finn's time was set halfway through the session and he managed to hold onto the P1 slot for the remaining 45 minutes. Massa came the closest to dethroning Raikkonen, with his best time, a 1:22.590 secs, being just 0.144s slower. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton finished third quickest, just 0.028s behind Massa, while his McLaren team-mate, world champion Fernando Alonso, was a further 0.222s back. However, Alonso missed much of the session after reporting a misfire on his installation laps. He did, however, manage to complete 12 laps before the chequered flag fell. Nico Rosberg was 'best of the rest' in setting the fifth quickest time for Williams; however, he failed to get within a second of Raikkonen's time. Jenson Button, who has struggled for pace for much of the season, was an encouraging sixth quickest, ahead of Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica. Meanwhile, Kubica's team-mate Nick Heidfeld and Toyota's Jarno Trulli completed the top 10. Italian Grand Prix, Friday practice, session one:
01 K. Räikkönen Ferrari 1:22.446 20 laps
02 F. Massa Ferrari 1:22.590 17 laps
03 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:22.618 18 laps
04 F. Alonso McLaren 1:22.840 12 laps
05 N. Rosberg Williams 1:23.472 21 laps
06 J. Button Honda 1:23.668 21 laps
07 G. Fisichella Renault 1:23.671 22 laps
08 R. Kubica BMW 1:23.703 22 laps
09 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:23.886 17 laps
10 J. Trulli Toyota 1:23.965 29 laps
11 H. Kovalainen Renault 1:24.076 21 laps
12 R. Barrichello Honda 1:24.564 19 laps
13 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:24.587 15 laps
14 M. Webber Red Bull 1:24.595 22 laps
15 R. Schumacher Toyota 1:24.660 20 laps
16 A. Wurz Williams 1:24.689 29 laps
17 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:24.694 17 laps
18 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:24.810 19 laps
19 A. Sutil Spyker F1 1:25.130 24 laps
20 S. Vettel Toro Rosso 1:25.439 25 laps
21 S. Yamamoto Spyker F1 1:25.448 25 laps
22 V. Liuzzi Toro Rosso 1:25.762 25 laps