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Grosjean tops Monaco practice
21 May 2009 / Results / PhotosRomain Grosjean has finished fastest in Thursday's practice session in Monaco. The French driver, winner in the Barcelona season-opener a fortnight ago, finished at the top of the timesheets on the streets of the principality with di Grassi and Filippi second and third.
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The Frenchman ran on a different schedule to most of his closest rivals to set a best lap time of 1:21.267, almost two tenths faster than his nearest rival who was changing tyres as Grosjean set a string of quick laps halfway through the session.
The session opened under clear blue skies, with Andreas Zuber and Alberto Valerio swapping fastest times early in the session, but it was Filippi who was soon sitting on top of the timesheets while Grosjean was caught out in heavy traffic at Rascasse, tapping the rear of an almost stationary Davide Valsecchi and prompting an early stop.
But it soon proved to be an inspired move: Grosjean, di Grassi and Filippi were soon swapping fastest laps, but it was the Frenchman who was able to take advantage when his rivals were forced to pit for fresh tyres.
In the closing minutes of the session it was clear that a challenge was going to be made to the top time, but when Valerio caught the wall just out of St Devote after passing Michael Herck the session was red flagged, and Grosjean's competitors were forced to wait until this afternoon's qualifying session to prove that they've got more in reserve.
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