Session over with Michael Schumacher setting the fastest time of the session ahead of David Coulthard and Rubens Barrichello. Fisichella, Raikkonen, Heidfeld, Trulli, Frentzen, Button and Verstappen make the top 10.

60 min: Mika Hakkinen sets a time of 1:15.860 in 14th place. Villeneuve improves but is in 21st place and 2.87 seconds off the pace!

59 min: Heinz Harald Frentzen moves into 8th!

58 min: Mika Hakkinen is finally on the track for his first timed run!

57 min: Michael Schumacher goes fastest with a time of 1:14.085. The top 3 have gone faster than Pole time of last year.

56 min: Michael Schumacher on a fast lap ready to respond!

55 min: David Coulthard jumps to first place with a time of 1:14.130!

53 min: Rubens Barrichello improves in first place with a time of 1:14.141.

51 min: Not many improvements at the moment.

50 min: 10 minutes to go and the Ferrari's look dominant at this stage of the event.

49 min: Juan Pablo Montoya spins but recovers. He is in 10th place at the moment.

48 min: Eddie Irvine currently in 11th has covered the most number of laps so far with 20.

47 min: Raikkonen moves into 5th ahead of his team-mate Nick Heidfeld.

46 min: Fisichella takes third from Coulthard with a time of 1:14.930

45 min: David Coulthard improves again and drops below the 1:15 mark for the first time.

44 min: David Coulthard moves into 3rd place with a 1:15.314 but that is almost a second off the pace.

43 min: Barrichello takes first place from Michael with a 1:14.354. That is just a tenth slower than Pole time of last year.

42 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, Barrichello, Heidfeld, Trulli, Raikkonen, Button, Coulthard, Montoya, Fisichella and R Schumacher.

40 min: Michael Schumacher retakes the top spot with a time of 1:14.464. Hakkinen yet to set a time.

39 min: Jarno Trulli spins but somehow manages to recover.

38 min: BAR looks to be in a bad shape. Panis is in 14th while Villeneuve is in 20th place. Villeneuve said yesterday that the BAR is not suited to any track this season!

37 min: Trulli jumps into 4th place with a time of 1:15.507. 

36 min: Trulli is once again the best of the Honda runners and has just set the 8th fastest time. His team-mate Jean Alesi is back in 18th place!

35 min: So far it looks like the teams who are in good shape are Ferrari, Sauber, Benetton, McLaren and Williams!

33 min: Kimi Raikkonen takes 4th with a time of 1:15.525. Montoya moves into 7th place.

32 min: Top 10 - Barrichello, M Schumacher, Heidfeld, Button, Coulthard, Raikkonen, Fisichella, R Schumacher, Bernoldi and Montoya.

31 min: Both Coulthard and Yoong spin but recover. They both head to the pits.

30 min: Rubens Barrichello goes fastest with a time of 1:14.857. That is faster than the best time set during this session last year.

29 min: Jenson Button takes 4th from Coulthard. Button needs to perform to ensure he remains with Benetton next year. 

28 min: David Coulthard moves into 4th place with a time of 1:15.667. Only Hakkinen has yet to set a time.

27 min: Ralf Schumacher moves into 7th place. Jarno Trulli has an off but recovers.

26 min: Rubens Barrichello moves into second place with a time of 1:15.385.

25 min: Fisichella moves into 5th showing the strength of the Benetton. Ralf Schumacher and David Coulthard on the track.

24 min: Michael Schumacher moves to the top of the timesheets with a time of 1:15.146.

23 min: Top 10 - Heidfeld, Button, Raikkonen, Montoya, Bernoldi, Verstappen, Alonso, Panis, Enge and de la Rosa.

22 min: Michael Schumacher on the track with a special helmet with the US flag on it.

21 min: Nick Heidfeld takes first place from Button with a 1:15.445. Raikkonen moves back into 3rd.

20 min: Jenson Button in the much improved Benetton goes to the top of the timesheets with a 1:15.748. The times are starting to drop as the track gets cleaner.

19 min: Kimi Raikkonen goes fastest with a time of 1:16.348 while Montoya moves into second with a 1:16.574

18 min: Montoya starts his flying lap. Button and Villeneuve join the action.

17 min: Heidfeld moves into 2nd and Raikkonen in 3rd. Montoya on the track too.

16 min: Kimi Raikkonen starts his flying lap. This is the first time for him here.

15 min: More cars go out on the track with the 2 Sauber's and Panis.

14 min: Tomas Enge sets a time of 1:17.679 in 3rd place. He is faster than his team-mate Frentzen (1:18.643) at the moment!.

13 min: Bernoldi improves in first with a 1:16.788.

12 min: Eddie Irvine moves into third with a 1:18.294

11 min: Yoong, Irvine, Enge, Frentzen and de la Rosa are also on track.

9 min: Bernoldi improves on his second lap with a 1:17.876. Alonso sets a 1:17.981.

8 min: Bernoldi sets a time of 1:31.655. That is very slow compared to last year!

6 min: Enrique Bernoldi and Fernando Alonso are out on their first timed run.

4 min: Not much action on the track at the moment. 

2 min: The cars are heading back to the pits after their installation lap. The 2 Ferrari's have yet to go out.

1 min: Tomas Enge who replaces Luciano at Prost for the rest of the season is among the first to go out on the track.

Session underway and the cars head out onto the track for their installation laps.

Session starting at 11:00 AM  local time. It is partly cloudy with the air temperature at 14 degrees.