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Massa quickest in final practice ahead of home Brazilian GP
Oct 20, 2007, 16:13 GMT
Sao Paulo - Felipe Massa in a Ferrari was fastest in the fina free practice session ahead of qualifying Saturday for the season-ending Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix.
The Brazilian, who won last year's race, registered a time of 1 minute 11.810 seconds on the 4.309-kilometre Interlagos circuit.
Championship leader Lewis Hamilton in McLaren-Mercedes was second fastest, 0.124 seconds slower than Massa, followed by Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari.
Hamilton's McLaren team-mate Fernando Alonso was eight fastest, over three quarters of a second slower than Massa.
Hamilton leads a dramatic championship battle as he aims to become the first rookie and the youngest driver to win the world title on Sunday.
The Briton has 107 points, the two-time defending champion Alonso of Spain 103, and the Finn Raikkonen 100 points.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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