All set for the second session? A good morning for the McLarens of Lewis Hamitlon and Jenson Button, coming home at the front with the Red Bulls of championship leader Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber third and fourth. Ferrari will surely be looking to pick up the pace at Monza this afternoon, though, having only managed seventh and eighth fastest this morning.

Formula 1 | Italian Grand Prix

Autodromo di Monza | 09.09.2011

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Updated 09/09/2011 at 13:33 GMT

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Vettel fastest in a time of 1:24.010, just three hundredths of a second ahead of Hamilton, Schumacher in third, Massa fourth and Alonso fifth. Seven drivers in total were within half a second of Vettel.

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Kamui Kobayashi's car is sitting by the side of the track with a yellow flag being waved above him - no visible damage to the car and the driver walks away, so presumably something has broken down.

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THE CHEQUERED FLAG IS OUT - so anyone out on the track who has started a lap can complete it, but otherwise things are at an end.

02'

Hamilton's lap of 1:28.966 is one of the more impressive times later in the session.

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Ricciardo finally gets out for his first complete lap - a time of 1:29.841 puts him 24th out of 24 cars.

04'

Vettel comes out for a late spin, clocking a time of 1:27.675.

07'

Rosberg back into the pits for a quick spruce up as he tries to make up for his delayed start by cramming in as many late laps as he can.

08'

Vettel has completed 30 laps in this session, Hamilton has done 17.

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No-one is coming close to challenging Vettel's fastest lap time, which has been leading the way for 15 minutes now.

11'

Hamilton has just been overtaken by Webber as the pair both try to oust leader Vettel in the short time remaining.

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"Problem with the clutch" comes through on Hamilton's team radio - not enough to force him back into the pits, though.

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Button is still trying to find the right set-up, apparently, while Hamilton is reported to be quite happy with his car.

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Into the closing stages now, and Daniel Ricciardo has yet to complete a lap. The Australian's HRT car has got electrical problems.

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Vettel and Hamilton are taking a time out but Schumacher, Massa and Alonso are all still out on track. Time is starting to run out now...

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Vettel ousts Hamilton from top spot with a lap of 1:24.010, and the Englishman is prevented from replying when he is obstructed by Alguersuari, and returns to the garage to pause for breath.

26'

Alonso drags himself up to sixth place with a lap of 1:24.739. Hardly challenging the leaders, though.

28'

Vettel goes second behind Hamilton with a time of 1:24.189.

29'

Hamilton back into the lead! A time of 1:24.024 puts him on course a morning and afternoon session double. But there's plenty of time for that to change.

30'

Vettel is back out in the action but is failing to make any inroads into Schumacher's time at the moment.

32'

Leader Schumacher is 19-thousandths of a second faster than his former team-mate Massa in second place.

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