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Michael Schumacher had the fastest time in the first practice session at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Friday.
Schumacher posted a time of 1 minute 25.422 seconds in his Mercedes, edging Jenson Button by 0.301 seconds. Nico Rosberg was third.
Championship leader Fernando Alonso was fourth fastest. The Ferrari driver had a technical problem six minutes from the end of the session.
Alonso leads Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel by 24 points in the standings. Vettel was 11th in practice.
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Ma Qing Hua, who became the first Chinese driver to take part in an F1 weekend, was slowest of the 24 drivers, nearly six seconds behind Schumacher.
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