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Massa continues to set the pace at Valencia on second day

02 February 2010 @ 16:10 GMT - Charles Cooper Ferrari's Felipe Massa continued to set the pace at Valencia in Spain on Tuesday were teams are taking part in the first pre-season testing for the 2010 F1 season. Massa concentrated on long runs today and put his quick time in during the morning session before he started the long runs. No one was able to beat his time of 1:11.722 seconds which was set in the first hour of running. Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi also set his fastest time in the first hour to secure the second quickest time of the day. The Japanese driver set a best time of 1:12.056 seconds. Lewis Hamliton was unable to beat Massa and Kobayashi's times, but was able to improve during the day. Hamilton concentrated on long runs and set a fastest time of 1:12.256 seconds in the early afternoon. He ended the day in third spot and is happy with his first outing in the new MP4-25 McLaren. Robert Kubica completed a total of 119 laps in his Renault on Tuesday and also concentrated on long runs. At the end of the day he completed a few laps on lower fuel and posted a best time of 1:12.426 seconds. The Polish driver brought the session to an early finish when he stopped on the start-finish straight with just five minutes remaining. It was the second red flag of the testing so far. Mercedes GP's Nico Rosberg ended the day behind Kubica with a best time of 1:12.899 seconds and finished just ahead of Ruben Barrichello. The Brazilian clocked a best time of 1:13.377 seconds in his new Williams FW32. Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi had a better day after the gearbox problems he suffered on Monday. He completed 107 laps and set a best time of 1:13.823 seconds. Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:11.722 124 2. Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari (B) 1:12.056 96 3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:12.256 108 4. Kubica Renault (B) 1:12.426 119 5. Rosberg Mercedes GP (B) 1:12.899 119 6. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:13.377 102 7. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:13.823 107 All Timing Unofficial