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'Today has gone rather well'

Romain Grosjean enjoyed his best Formula One day so far in Italy on Friday by finishing second in Friday afternoon practice at Monza. The Frenchman missed out on the top spot by just over two tenths of a second but did set a quicker lap time than double World Champion team-mate Fernando Alonso.

Having competed in his first F1 race only three weeks ago in Valencia, Grosjean ignored the off-track Renault controversy to have his most competitive outing so far. "Today has gone rather well although I had to learn the Monza circuit for the first time in a Formula One car," he said.

"It's the 'temple of speed' and a legendary circuit where there is a lot to learn, especially running with the KERS, and so there were lots of new procedures for me to get used to.

"We finished the day in good shape and I'm continuing to work well with the engineers. I tried to improve the setup and the results were positive so I will continue in the same way tomorrow."

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