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Rosberg tops Monaco F1 practice
21 May 2009
Williams driver Nico Rosberg set fastest practice time for this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.
He pipped reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton to the quickest time, the McLaren driver showing good pace on a circuit that is expected to suit his car's characteristics.
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Rubens Barrichello, who had been quickest in the opening morning practice session, took third, ahead of his championship-leading Brawn team-mate Jenson Button, and Felipe Massa in the best of the Ferraris.
Red Bull recovered from its troubled morning - which saw Sebastian Vettel stop with a blown engine and Mark Webber lose time with a transmission glitch - to take sixth with Vettel, and 12th with Webber.
Robert Kubica's involvement ended when his BMW's engine erupted in a cloud of smoke and flames as he accelerated out of Sainte Devote on what should have been his first flying lap.
1 Rosberg (Williams-Toyota) 1:15.243
2 Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) +0.202
3 Barrichello (Brawn-Mercedes) +0.347
4 Button (Brawn-Mercedes) +0.531
5 Massa (Ferrari) 1:15.832 +0.589
6 Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) +0.604
7 Kovalainen (McLaren-Mercedes) +0.741
8 Raikkonen (Ferrari) +0.742
9 Nakajima (Williams-Toyota) +1.017
10 Piquet (Renault) +1.043
11 Alonso (Renault) +1.309
12 Webber (Red Bull-Renault) +1.336
13 Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) +1.432
14 Trulli (Toyota) +1.672
15 Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) +1.740
16 Bourdais (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) +1.809
17 Heidfeld (BMW-Sauber) +1.866
18 Glock (Toyota) +1.964
19 Fisichella (Force India-Mercedes) +2.261
20 Kubica (BMW-Sauber) No time
All timins unofficial, taken from second practice session
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