Massa, the best after two free practice sessions

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Felipe Massa. Photo: EFE

Ferrari set the pace in Turkish Grand Prix free practice on Friday, with Brazilian Felipe Massa fastest in the morning and world champion team mate Kimi
Raikkonen top of the timesheets in the afternoon.

In a second session halted briefly after Australian Mark Webber crashed his Red Bull, Raikkonen lapped in one minute 27.543 seconds. That compared to Massa's best time in the morning of 1:27.323.

Ferrari are chasing their fourth win in a row on Sunday.

Championship leader Raikkonen, winner of two races this season already, had completed only three laps before lunch due to a gearbox problem but he made up f?s the setback with 30 laps in the afternoon.

Massa, chasing a Turkish hat-trick after winning from pole position at the Istanbul Park circuit for the past two years, was only third fastest in that session.

McLaren were second quickest in both with Finland's Heikki Kovalainen second in the morning and 23-year-old Briton Lewis Hamilton, nine points behind Raikkonen in the standings after four races, taking that slot in the second stint.

Times in this first practice session were the following:

1. Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari F2008 1:27.323
2. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren MP4/23 Mercedes 1:27.456
3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren MP4/23 Mercedes 1:27.752
4. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R28 1:28.284
5. Jenson Button (GBR) Honda RA108 1:28.919
6. Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) Williams FW30 Toyota 1:29.002
7. Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber F1 08 1:29.024
8. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Honda RA108 1:29.068
9. Nelson Piquet (BRA) Renault R28 1:29.082
10. Timo Glock (GER) Toyota TF108 1:29.103

Times in the second practice session:

1.Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari F2008 1:27.543
2.Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren MP4/23 Mercedes 1:27.579
3.Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari F2008 1:27.682
4.David Coulthard (GBR) RBR RB4 Renault 1:27.763
5.Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren MP4/23 Mercedes 1:27.954
6.Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber F1 08 1:28.431
7.Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota TF108 1:28.619
8.Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) Williams FW30 Toyota 1:28.664
9.Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R28 1:28.681
10.Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber F1 08 1:28.817

General times:

1.Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari F2008 1:27.323
2.Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) McLaren MP4/23 Mercedes 1:27.456
3.Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) Ferrari F2008 1:27.543
4.Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren MP4/23 Mercedes 1:27.579
5.David Coulthard (GBR) RBR RB4 Renault 1:27.763
6.Fernando Alonso (ESP) Renault R28 1:28.284
7.Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber F1 08 1:28.431
8.Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota TF108 1:28.619
9.Kazuki Nakajima (JPN) Williams FW30 Toyota 1:28.664
10.Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber F1 08 1:28.817
11.Jenson Button (GBR) Honda RA108 1:28.826
12.Timo Glock (GER) Toyota TF108 1:28.849
13.Nico Rosberg (GER) Williams FW30 Toyota 1:28.907
14.Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA) Force India VJM01 Ferrari 1:29.008
15.Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Honda RA108 1:29.024
16.Nelson Piquet (BRA) Renault R28 1:29.082
17.Sebastian Vettel (GER) Toro Rosso STR2 Ferrari 1:29.462
18.Sebastien Bourdais (FRA) Toro Rosso STR2 Ferrari 1:29.630
19.Mark Webber (AUS) RBR RB4 Renault 1:29.633
20.Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India VJM01 Ferrari 1:29.756