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Practice perfect for Hamilton

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton shone in the opening practice session for this Sunday's historic night race by setting the fastest lap in Singapore on Friday.

The McLaren driver, clocked a time of one minute 45.518 seconds under the floodlights at the Marina Bay street circuit.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who trails Hamilton in the driver standings by a single point, finished 0.080secs behind the 23-year-old in second place.

Massa's team-mate Kimi Raikkonen clocked a time of 1:45.961 to take third while McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen claimed fourth with a fastest lap of 1:46.463.

BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica completed the top five with a time of 1:46.618.