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The battle of the Finns

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Khatir Soltani
Kimi Raikkonen drove his Ferrari F2008 to first place today in the fourth day of private testing in Valencia, Spain.

The other Ferrari driver, Felipe Massa, was third, 7/10ths of a second slower than Raikkonen.

Japanese rookie Kazuki Nakajima was again very impressive at the wheel of the Williams, setting the 4th fastest time of the day.

Nelsinho Piquet had a difficult time driving the Renault, doing long runs and clinching the 11th time. Ironically, Giancarlo Fisichella beat Piquet in the Force India car, née Spyker.

The two Hondas of Jenson Button and development driver Takashi Kogure set the two slowest time of the day...

Unofficial times:
PosDriverConstructorTimeLaps
1Kimi RaikkonenFerrari 1m11.18988
2Heikki KovalainenVodafone McLaren Mercedes1m11.20689
3Felipe MassaFerrari1m11.83196
4Kazuki NakajimaWilliams1m11.971116
5Lewis HamiltonVodafone McLaren Mercedes1m11.99484
6Robert KubicaBMW Sauber1m12.09586
7Jarno TrulliToyota1m12.10996
8Sebastian Vettel Toro Rosso1m12.526113
9Nick HeidfeldBMW Sauber1m12.60039
10Giancarlo FisichellaForce India1m12.94993
11Nelson PiquetRenault1m12.97389
12Sebastien BourdaisToro Rosso1m13.06095
13Mark WebberRed Bull Racing1m13.13315
14Timo GlockToyota1m13.13468
15Nico HulkenbergWilliams1m13.30674
16Jenson ButtonHonda Racing1m13.68980
17Takashi KogureHonda Racing1m15.70325
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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