Williams dominate at Monza

Ralf Schumacher led the way as Williams took charge

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Ralf Schumacher took top spot from his brother Michael in the second practice session for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.

The German led the way as his Williams team put in a strong performance, with team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya finishing 0.4 seconds behind in second.

Michael Schumacher, who topped the standings after the opening session, slipped to third place, with Jaguar's Pedro de la Rosa an unexpected fourth.

World champion Schumacher was in sombre mood following the terrorist attacks in the United States.

Michael Schumacher joins the minute's silence

Both he and Ferrari team-mate Rubens Barrichello ran their cars without any sponsors logos and with a black nose on the famous red chassis.

All the drivers stood for a minute's silence at the end of the opening session.

Kimi Raikkonen had a day of mixed fortunes as it was announced that he will take over from Finnish compatriot Mika Hakkinen at McLaren next season.

The 21-year-old Sauber driver finished an impressive seventh in the first session before crashing into the perimeter fencing.

Raikkonen's car spun several times and was sufficiently damaged for the Finn to sit out the second practice session.

Hakkinen finished in sixth place behind Barrichello with fellow McLaren team-mate David Coulthard down in seventh.

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Second practice session times at Monza

1 Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Williams 1 min 24.667 sec
2 Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) Williams 1:25.067
3 Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:25.131
4 Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) Jaguar 1:25.205
5 Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 1:25.311
6 Mika Hakkinen (Finland) McLaren 1:25.343
7 David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren 1:25.544
8 Nick Heidfeld (Germany) Sauber 1:25.740
9 Jean Alesi (France) Jordan 1:25.849
10 Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Germany) Prost 1:25.860
11 Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Benetton 1:25.911
12 Jarno Trulli (Italy) Jordan 1:25.987
13 Jenson Button (Britain) Benetton 1:26.197
14 Olivier Panis (France) BAR 1:26.354
15 Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) BAR 1:26.521
16 Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) Sauber 1:26.701
17 Fernando Alonso (Spain) Minardi 1:26.972
18 Enrique Bernoldi (Brazil) Arrows 1:27.217
19 Eddie Irvine (Britain) Jaguar 1:27.401
20 Tomas Enge (Czech Republic) Prost 1:27.662
21 Jos Verstappen (Netherlands) Arrows 1:27.900
22 Alex Yoong (Malaysia) Minardi 1:28.250

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Opening practice times at Monza

1 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 1min 25.524sec
2 David Coulthard (Gbr) McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.592
3 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Ferrari 1:25.728
4 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) Sauber-Petronas 1:25.740
5 Mika Hakkinen (Fin) McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.053
6 Jenson Button (Gbr) Benetton-Renault 1:26.197
7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Sauber-Petronas 1:26.701
8 Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Williams-BMW 1:26.843
9 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Jordan-Honda 1:27.001
10 Pedro de la Rosa (Spa) Jaguar 1:27.066
11 Olivier Panis (Fra) BAR-Honda 1:27.259
12 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Benetton-Renault 1:27.276
13 Eddie Irvine (Gbr) Jaguar 1:27.401
14 Jacques Villeneuve (Can) BAR-Honda 1:27.502
15 Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Ger) Prost-Acer 1:27.644
16 Juan Pablo Montoya (Col) Williams-BMW 1:27.667
17 Jean Alesi (Fra) Jordan-Honda 1:28.148
18 Enrique Bernoldi (Bra) Arrows-Asiatech 1:28.866
19 Fernando Alonso (Spa) European Minardi 1:29.184
20 Tomas Enge (Cze) Prost-Acer 1:29.948
21 Alex Yoong (Mas) European Minardi 1:31.192
22 Jos Verstappen (Ned) Arrows-Asiatech 5:43.120