Michael Schumacher sets the fastest time of the session ahead of Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Hakkinen, Coulthard, Montoya, Button, Heidfeld, Fisichella and Trulli make the top 10.

45 min: Final run but no improvements are expected due to the yellow flags caused by Bernoldi's spin.

44 min: Enrique Bernoldi spins and stalls. He is in 17th place.

43 min: Olivier Panis improves into 12th ahead of Alesi.

42 min: The drivers are now preparing for a final run before the short break.

41 min: Eddie Irvine is down in 16th place and over 2 seconds off the pace. His 5th place yesterday appears to have been set with low fuel!

40 min: No improvements in the last couple of minutes. 5 minutes to go.

38 min: Yoong (in 22nd) runs into problems in the pit lane and is pushed back to the garage.

37 min: Olivier Panis moves up to 13th place. He is 1.87 seconds off the pace.

36 min: Trulli spins and recovers and so does Montoya.

35 min: Juan Pablo Montoya takes 6th place from Button with a time of 1:12.787

34 min: Jarno Trulli moves into 10th place with a time of 1:13.429. David Coulthard improves his time but remains in 5th.

32 min: Jean Alesi improves his time but remains in 12th place.

31 min: Ralf Schumacher has improved 1/1000's of a second and remains in 2nd.

30 min: Rubens Barrichello improves from 8th to 3rd with a time of 1:12.463.

29 min: 4 Michelin runners in the top 10 at this stage (2 Williams and 2 Benettons!), the Honda runners are again struggling with Trulli the best of them in 11th!

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

27 min: Mika Hakkinen moves into third with a time of 1:12.617. 

25 min: That was just another warm-up, he now moves into 3rd with a time of 1:12.899.

23 min: Coulthard still appears to be having some kind of problem. He set a time of 1:17.295 in 22nd place!

22 min: Villeneuve improves but remains in 17th. He is 2.4 seconds off the pace. Coulthard starts his flyer.

21 min: Coulthard back on track. Ralf improves but remains in second place.

20 min: At this stage the gap between the drivers is fairly large compared to yesterday. A second separates the top 6. 

19 min: Jarno Trulli moves into 10th on his first lap while Villeneuve moves into 17th!. Coulthard yet to set a time.

18 min: Villeneuve, Trulli and Coulthard have yet to set a time. Coulthard went out for a second time but returned to the pits.

17 min: Top 10 - M Schumacher, R Schumacher, Hakkinen, Button, Montoya, Heidfeld, Barrichello, Fisichella, Raikkonen and Alesi.

16 min: Michael Schumacher takes first on his first flying lap with a 1:12.078! The times are dropping considerably from yesterday.

16 min: Giancarlo Fisichella moves into 4th with a time of 1:13.283. Michael Schumacher on a quick one.

15 min: Ralf Schumacher moves to the top of the timesheets with a 1:12.748. The Michelin runners look strong.

15 min: Jenson Button sets a 1:12.955 for second. That is quick from the Benetton driver!

14 min: Michael Schumacher on track as well.

13 min: Mika Hakkinen improves in first to 1:13.050, that is already faster than his best time yesterday. de la Rosa retakes second with a time of 1:14.126.

12 min: Coulthard, Button and Ralf Schumacher go out on the track. Irvine takes second with a 1:14.212

11 min: Mika Hakkinen tops the times with a 1:13.560 while de la Rosa goes second with a 1:14.343

10 min: Alex Yoong sets a time of 1:16.531

9 min: Eddie Irvine sets a time of 1:14.549.

8 min: Eddie Irvine was 5th fastest after the second practice session and the best of the Michelin runners. de la Rosa and Hakkinen join the action on track.

7 min: Eddie Irvine is the first to go back out on the track. He is followed by Alex Yoong. 

5 min: Mika Hakkinen was fastest yesterday but the top 4 were very close. No timed laps so far this session but all the cars have completed a shakedown lap. 

2 min: The times from yesterday's sessions were very close. It will be interesting to see how they shape today but it looks like qualifying will be very close. Cars are returning to the pits following their installation laps. 

Session underway and the cars go out onto the track for the first practice session for today.

Session starting at 9:00 AM  local time. It is partly cloudy with the air temperature at 11 degrees.