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Alonso fastest on Friday in Monza

While Ferrari dominated the first free practice session it was McLaren that were clearly fastest in Friday's second free practice session at the Autoromo Nazionali Monza. Fernando Alonso was over half a second faster than anyone else on track. Giancarlo Fisichella was well underway as the Italian set the third fastest time.

Lewis Hamilton

The second 90-minute free practice session this afternoon was without any major problems. McLaren driver Fernando Alonso was topping the time sheets for most of the day. Hamilton was second for most of the session.

Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen were well underway in the first free practice session, but in the second session they were found outside the top five.

Anthony Davidson was the only driver with a problem. The Briton could only complete six laps as he had to stop his car at the side of the track, causing red flags. The red flags were shown so marshals were able to remove Davidson's Super Aguri car.

On Saturday free practice will start at 11.00am local time.

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