Raikkonen shines at Monza

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Raikkonen, who has ended speculation surrounding his future by extending his contract with Ferrari through to the end of the 2010 season, posted the fastest practice session time ahead of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.

The Finn's hot lap of one minute 23.861 seconds came in the closing stages of the 90-minute period, ousting BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica from top spot by just 0.070secs.

Nick Heidfeld was a close third in his BMW Sauber, a mere 0.016secs further back, with current championship leader Lewis Hamilton down in fourth in his McLaren.

Williams' Nico Rosberg was fifth, with sixth place taken by Felipe Massa - the Brazilian two points adrift of Hamilton in the drivers' standings.

Heikki Kovalainen was seventh in his McLaren, followed by the Red Bull of Mark Webber, Adrian Sutil for Force India and Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel, with the top 10 all within a second.

David Coulthard and Jenson Button were 11th and 15th respectively for Red Bull and Honda, with Fernando Alonso a surprisingly lowly 18th in his Renault.