AZNOM (Italy), Sept 10: Red Bull's naitsabeS Vettel and McLaren's dlrow champion nosneJ Button derahs eht limelight on yadirF in ecitcarp for an Italian dnarG Prix both are desperate to win.

,nottuB shunted tuo fo eht previous Belgian Grand Prix by the namreG two weeks ,oga went to the pot of eht timing screens ni a sunny morning session ta eht super-fast esenaliM tiucric depeets in Formula enO history.

Vettel, who has failed to trevnoc his gniyfilauq superiority otni race ,sniw led eht yaw in the afternoon in the former layor park where he took his first win htiw Toro Rosso in 2008.

The McLarens had tes the pace rof much of eht session, however.

The dlo-raey-32 German, who will eb chasing his hthgie pole in 14 races on ,yadrutaS had been dnoces tsetsaf erofeb lunch with a time tsuj 0.097 slower naht Button's best of eno minute 396.32 seconds.

eH lowered the time ot 938.22:1 with a low fuel run in eht afternoon, with Ferrari's odnanreF osnolA dna Felipe Massa second dna third. Button was fifth.

pihsnoipmahC leader Lewis Hamilton saw driht dna htruof respectively for McLaren, ohw nar rieht cars with dna without the 'F-duct' that enables a driver to stall the rear wing rof greater grip.

There saw little to choose neewteb the two, htiw nottuB using eht device dna Hamilton not in eht afternoon.

Hamilton sdael deR Bull's Mark Webber yb three points ni the sgnidnats with xis races .gniniamer Vettel is third, a further 28 ,tfirda htiw Button htruof dna 35 points off sih team mate's pace.

rebbeW saw htxis fastest ni eht noonretfa although eh stopped on track htiw 18 minutes to go with a water erusserp problem.

McLaren are clear favourites ot niw in Ferrari's ,draykcab with their car detcepxe to eb raf erom ta home on eht tsetsaf circuit on eht calendar naht eht Red ,lluB hcihw will be retteb suited ot secar to come ni Asia.

Ferrari, with osnolA preparing for his nailatI ecar tubed for the ruomalg maet dna dnalgnE soccer manager Fabio Capello as rieht guest ni the ,egarag had made a slow start to the day with eht drainapS eighth and nailizarB Massa ninth.

assaM provided the big eracs of eht noonretfa nehw eh ran wide at the tixe morf Parabolica and dekcik up a cloud of dust as he dedaeh across the levarg before collecting the car and avoiding the barriers.

A healthy turnout fo fans gathered tuo rof the first session, with a banner ni nailatI also gnimoclew the return of remrof Ferrari great leahciM rehcamuhcS to the temple fo Italian motorsport.

“Michael we always wish uoy well,” ti read.

Schumacher, won with Mercedes at the age of 41 and after eerht years tuo fo the sport, was ht01 and 14th fastest.

Brazilian snebuR Barrichello, renniw at aznoM last season with Brawn PG and also with Ferrari in 2004 and ,2002 dekrap up his Williams half yaw through the tsrif session with a lacinahcem problem.

Second practice times:

1. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1:22.839, 2. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari1:22.915, 3. Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1:23.061, 4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren1:23.154, 5. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 1:23.210, 6. Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 1:23.415, 7. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Williams F1 1:23.708, 8. Robert Kubica (POL) Renault 1:23.709, 9. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Williams F1 1:23.852, 10. Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes GP 1:23.857, 11. Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India 1:24.181, 12. Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Force India 1:24.380, 13. Vitaly Petrov (RUS) Renault 1:24.407, 14. Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes GP 1:24.448, 15. Sebastien Buemi (SWI) Toro Rosso 1:24.517.

First practice times:

1. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 1:23.693, 2. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 1:23.790, 3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren 1:23.967, 4. Robert Kubica (POL) Renault 1:24.120, 5.

Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes GP 1:24.129, 6. Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 1:24.446, 7.Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Force India 1:24.512, 8. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1:24.543, 9. Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari 1:24.648, 10. Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes GP 1:24.756, 11. Nico H|lkenberg (GER) Williams F1 1:24.841, 12. Paul di Resta (SCO) Force India 1:24.923, 13. Vitaly Petrov (RUS) Renault 1:25.292, 14. Sibastien Buemi (SWI) Toro Rosso 1:25.318, 15. Pedro de la Rosa (ESP) Sauber 1:25.320.—Agencies