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By Mark Mitchener

BBC pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz: "A quick look at the back of Jenson Button's car reveals some charring as a result of a small flash-fire earlier on in practice in the pits. Not a huge problem for the Briton I wouldn't think, but not ideal obviously."

1014: Barrichello suffers a bit of front locking, and has to cut across the chicane as he adjusts the steering. He's back in ninth place now - still the McLarens and Alonso up front, followed by Sutil and Heidfeld. Hamilton has improved his fastest time to 1:23.936. Meanwhile, Jenson Button has one or two problems with his car - a small fire broke out on it earlier.

1011: Michael Schumacher has arrived at the paddock. Wonder how he feels to watch Fisichella out there for Ferrari, given the German legend's abortive F1 comeback earlier this year. Meanwhile, I can recommend a read of Sarah Holt's latest piece about this latest twist in Fisichella's career.

From NN on 606: "With the BBC F1 site predicting rain for Saturday and Sunday - how much will today's dry practice sessions actually tell us or the teams?"

1006: Adrian Sutil is not particularly, er, subtle as he races above Heidfeld into third place, only to be immediately displaced by Fernando Alonso. And an Anthony Davidson fact for you: his brother Andrew appeared in the first UK series of Big Brother (along with Nasty Nick). Seems like a lifetime ago.

Anthony Davidson on BBC 5 live: "Just seen Lewis Hamilton doing his infamous 'aero' run down the straight where, basically, he sticks the car in cruise mode at a constant speed so he and the team can work on and assess the car's aerodynamics - it just shows McLaren are still definitely working on this season's car."

1004: Timo Glock goes for a spin trying to take a tight corner and ends up facing the wrong direction. I seem to remember that happening the last time I played one of those "driving" computer games. Big red letters flashed up informing me I was going the wrong way.

Cracking feedback from Force India's new driver Vitantonio Liuzzi over the team radio: "The car balance was pretty good for the first few laps and the handling too, but around corners six and seven I felt graining on the front tyres, causing understeer, and I think we'll have to talk about the gear ratios a bit later."

1001: Vitantonio Liuzzi's car is back in the hutch, he's near the back of the standings but must be delighted to be back among the elite 20. Nick Heidfeld's had a good session, he's back up to third fastest.

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt at Monza: "An exuberant Sebastian Vettel claimed a stunning victory at a soaking wet Monza last season but the Red Bull driver is having to be a bit more circumspect this time around. Vettel is expected to use the last of his allotted eight race engines this weekend at a track which is particularly punishing on engines - BMW boss Mario Theissen calls it the "ultimate power" circuit because drivers can go full throttle here, hitting top speeds of 340kph. Vettel says he is "not overly worried" because he can re-use any of his Renault engines but after four engine failures this season he has to take it easy. Ted Kravitz, prowling the pit lane, has spotted Vettel at leisure, reading a book at the back of the Red Bull garage after completing just a single installation lap in first practice."

0958: Rubens Barrichello, last month's European Grand Prix winner, is up to fourth - it's McLaren first and second (as Kovalainen moves above Button), with Brawn GP third and fourth.

From apapworth1 on 606: "Given that most of Jenson's problems seem to stem from poor qualifying performances, you wonder why Brawn don't send him out immediately and use the extra 45 minutes they've gained to do simulated qualifying runs later in the session."

0953: At this stage, Sebastian Vettel is the only driver not to set a time yet. To expand on his engine problems from earlier, Vettel suffered two engine failures at the European Grand Prix in Valencia last month, leaving him with just two fresh power plants, and two units that already have mileage remaining on them to last the rest of the season. A bit like a golfer who keeps finding the water and has to play cautiously so he doesn't run out of golf balls and have to abandon his round...

0952: Robert Kubica's car is in for a quick service, but it's a British one-two out on the track as no-one can catch Hamilton's time of 1:24.147, with championship leader Button still just behind him. There's just 1.6 seconds separating the top 13.

From ButtonNumber22 on 606: "The smart money is surely on a Kers car victory this weekend… though I wouldn't discount Red Bull or Brawn… I just hope the drivers' championship goes to the wire."

0949: Just over 40 minutes remaining in this first practice session.

From Alex in Retford, via text on 81111: "With Vettel's restricted engines, why aren't Red Bull putting all their eggs into the Webber basket?"

0944: I-Spy Bernie: Mr Ecclestone is glad-handing in the paddock. Meanwhile, good news for Ross Brawn as Button has shot up in the standings and is now second fastest behind Hamilton. Force India's Adrian Sutil is third.

From Hammydigrassi on 606: "Glad to see Fisichella finally get his childhood dream, hope he does well for Ferrari."

0942: Jenson Button, Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock are all out on the track - 17 cars have set lap times so far, the McLaren duo still out in front.

0940: The word is that Sebastian Vettel is only going to be doing a limited number of laps as he's already blown a few engines this season - you can only use a maximum of eight. Still, the Sudoku should keep him occupied (see below) - it works for my dad on plane journeys.

Red Bull boss Christian Horner: "We're just running through a few programmes with Mark's (Webber) car this morning, while we'll only a few laps with Sebastian (Vettel). Sebastian is basically keeping himself occupied this session by doing the odd crossword or Sudoku - though some of that is for the benefit of the reporters here. He's got a wicked sense of humour - you'll have to hear his Kimi Raikkonen impression one day. As for this weekend - I wonder if the BMW might be a surprise competitor come race time."

0938: It's McLaren fastest so far, with Hamilton and Kovalainen ahead of Heidfeld and Buemi. Kazuki Nakajima is up and running too.

0935: Fisichella suffers a wheel-lock and skids across a corner - BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld joins Raikkonen out on the circuit, while team-mate Robert Kubica appears to be circumnavigating some cones on an empty bit of track, in the manner of a cycling proficiency exam - but he's out now too.

0932: To the delight of the tifosi, Fisichella is back out, his Ferrari racing round in fire-engine red.

0928: The BBC commentary box is besieged by some wasps as Kimi Raikkonen looks every inch the Finnish "iceman" as he waits to drive his Ferrari out of the garage. Heikki Kovalainen has joined McLaren team-mate Hamilton on the track - and reigning world champion Lewis has just overtaken Buemi with a fastest time of 1:25.410.

0926: His buddy Ricky Ponting may have lost the Ashes again, but Australia's Mark Webber is the slowest of the four drivers to register lap times so far - Hamilton is second, with those speedy Toro Rosso guys first and third.

BBC Sport's pit-lane reporter Lee McKenzie: "Every year in Italy I have the honour of presenting the Gonzalo Rodriguez Awards and after a busy day at the track off I went to do the honours last night at the Sporting Club Monza. Attended by GP2 teams and drivers and some of the F1 paddock, it is always an emotional but lovely evening with a lot of money raised for charity. It is 10 years ago today that Goncho, who despite racing in Formula 3000 was a paddock favourite, passed away in one of his first Champ Car practices. Championship contenders Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello and Mark Webber as well as the Williams drivers all popped in to show their support, while long-standing supporters Red Bull boss Christian Horner and Brawn GP chief executive Nick Fry were also there."

0924: Lewis Hamilton is out in the unmistakeable McLaren colours - weaving across the track trying to warm his tyres up.

0921: Buemi shaves a couple of seconds off his previous lap time - then races round again and knocks another second off. Mind you, driving's always easier when there's no traffic in front of you? He and Alguersuari are still the only drivers out doing laps at the moment.

From Scott in Honiton, via text on 81111: "Fisi looks like a kid that's got the biggest chocolate bar ever"

0917: Sebastien Buemi completes the fastest lap so far in his Toro Rosso (1:29.687) - his team-mate Jaime Alguersuari is a couple of seconds slower.

BBC pit-lane reporter Ted Kravitz: "A quick technical update - Ferrari are using a new double diffuser in the back of the car which, in effect, simply boasts a bigger hole in the back. If in doubt, stick another hole in I guess..."

0913: Jarno Trulli is sat at the back of the Toyota garage, grinning, while Renault's Romain Grosjean is the latest man out on the track.

BBC pit-lane reporter Lee McKenzie on Twitter: "Weather great here and about to brave the masses and do a feature with the 'Tifosi'"

0907: Rubens Barrichello looking pretty speedy in his Brawn, although he's bumping over a lot of the kerbs. Fisichella's back in the Ferrari garage, he's very popular with the locals here as you might imagine.

BBC pit-lane reporter Holly Samos: "Liuzzi has just done a lap, come back, they're just changing his set-up. His helmet is very similar to that of Fisichella, who's down at the other end with Ferrari."

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt on Twitter: "Fisi will use 1st practice to get used to Ferrari's Kers boost button & front-wing flaps but predicts he'll be competitive in 2nd practice"

0903: The car in front isn't a Toyota - Timo Glock is rolled back into the garage after a very brief outing. Nico Rosberg's staying out a bit longer in his Williams.

0901: Red Bull's cars are out early, Sebastian Vettel charges round on an empty track while Mark Webber's helpers remove his tyre covers.

Anthony Davidson on BBC 5 live: "Jenson Button really has to up his game in the next few races if he is to enjoy the lead he's got in the championship until the end of the year. The three drivers behind him are battling between themselves and that's what's allowed Jenson to enjoy the lead he has for this long."

0855: Last-minute preparations for Liuzzi, who turned 28 last month, in the Force India garage. Meanwhile, Renault's Fernando Alonso has plenty of media attention as he walks to his car. Speaking yesterday, he was very surprised at the race-fixing allegations levelled at Renault in connection to last year's Singapore Grand Prix.

BBC Sport's Sarah Holt at Monza: "Welcome to Italy; home to the last European race of the season - it's come around quickly hasn't it? Monza is bound to provide a fitting farewell and, at least for now, the sun is shining through the towering trees of the famous royal park track. Fierce, fast and furious; Monza demands a lot of the drivers and the cars. The long, long straights will give plenty of opportunity for Ferrari and McLaren to use the Kers power-boost to their advantage - and Renault have resurrected it for this race too. Of course, it's way too early to make predictions but Martin Brundle has just had a word in my ear, and he reckons Force India will be a force to be reckoned with for the second race in a row."

0852: Morning, everyone. Skies are clear at Monza, Giancarlo Fisichella is just zipping up his Ferrari suit and Vitantonio Liuzzi is all ready for his first race as Fisichella's replacement at Force India.

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