The final practice session would see Ralf has leave the pits first, whilst the first driver has already parked his car with Minardi's Mark Webber stopping out on the circuit with a technical problem. McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen would spin as he put one wheel onto the wet grass.

According to Juan Pablo they need to find a better set-up. With just under half the session remaining Ralf would set a quick time to be only 0.789 behind his brother. Ralf would return to the pits, after a short trip across the grass, which considering the wet conditions he did well to keep under control.

Ralf would return to the track and put in another quick lap to move up into third half a second behind Michael Schumacher. Juan Pablo would join his team-mate out on the track. Both were fitted with new tyres. But after two aborted laps, Juan Pablo would return to the pits. Juan Pablo's laps on new tyres was full of mistakes.

With around ten minutes left, Ralf would go back out. For Juan Pablo he would improve going into sixth, whilst Ralf was still in third. Michael Schumacher would go even faster after changing the rear wing of his car. Both Michael Schumacher and Barrichello were changing their rear wings every few minutes in order to find the best downforce compromise for the tight infield and the long straight.

The last few mins things would see Jaguar's Eddie Irvine set a best time of 1m:11.688 which would see him jump into third in front of Ralf. It is very much the case that Jaguar is on the pace. The session would come to an end with McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen spinning out at Turn eight damaging his car. He would finish in eighth.

By the end of the session it was very much the case that Michael Schumacher will go into qualifying looking as favourite to take his sixth pole of the season.