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blue8 · 09-07-2007, 06:14 AM

Practice 1 Times:
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. Al0nso 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

Contrary to last week's testing, Ferrari dominated the opening practice session on Friday for the Italian Grand Prix.

In sunny and warm conditions Kimi Raikkonen set the pace clocking a 1:22.446 as Ferrari aim for the victory on Sunday and the chance to close the gap to McLaren in the Championships.

Raikkonen's time was set halfway through the session and he managed to hold onto the P1 slot for the remaining 45 minutes.

Felipe Massa came the closest to dethroning the Finn as he best time, a 1:22.590 was just 0.144s off his team-mate's fastest time.

Lewis Hamilton also wasn't far off the pace, finishing just 0.028s behind Massa, while Fernando Alonso was a further 0.222s back.

Alonso, though, missed much of the session after reporting a misfire on his installation laps. He did, however, manage to complete 12 laps before the checkered flag fell.

Nico Rosberg was the best of the rest as he set the fifth best time for Williams, however, he failed to get within a second of Raikkonen's P1 time.

Jenson Button, who has struggled for pace for much of the season, came home with the sixth best time, finishing ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella and Robert Kubica.