European GP: Friday Free 1 - Times

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel is fastest ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton in first practice for the European Grand Prix.

Scuderia Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel was the surprise pace setter at the end of first practice on the all new Valencia street circuit in Spain. Felipe Massa ended the session second, 0.158s off the pace with Lewis Hamilton third.

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Having spent the summer race break in his native Sao Paolo, Felipe Massa was keen to get racing again on this new Valencia street circuit and, on Thursday afternoon he attended the first ever official FIA press conference at the new venue, where he began by giving his thoughts on the new circuit. 

Kimi Raikkonen had his first look at the newest circuit on the F1 calendar yesterday and in the afternoon, he met up with the media and told them what he thought of it. 

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