By Nick Sparkes
May 27 2006
The final practice session saw all twenty-two cars take to the track in a last gasp effort to fine-tune their cars for qualifying. Toyota looked to be in their worst situation since the opening race in Bahrain, struggling in every sector and finishing right back with the Super Aguri's. Saturday – Third Session
Surprisingly all the drivers behaved very well during the final one hour session, with Fernando Alonso topping the time sheets. Ferrari looked to be in better shape with Michael Schumacher finishing second, whilst David Coulthard popped his Red Bull Ferrari into the top four.
Toyota never made any lasting impressions near the top of the times, with Jarno and Ralf struggling to even get ahead of Super Aguri. In the last few minutes the pair would improve their times, but not by much with Jarno ending up nineteenth and Ralf twenty-first, around three seconds behind the fastest lap.
Next up is qualifying, which is expected to be the most exciting all season. With all twenty-two cars running in the first fifteen minutes, tensions will be raising and hands will be waving as the seconds count down. Do not miss it!
| 1 | F. Alonso | Renault | 1:13.823 | 19 | ||
| 2 | M. Schumacher | Ferrari | 1:14.031 | 20 | ||
| 3 | G. Fisichella | Renault | 1:14.056 | 20 | ||
| 4 | D. Coulthard | Red Bull | 1:14.550 | 19 | ||
| 5 | N. Rosberg | Williams | 1:14.623 | 17 | ||
| 6 | JP. Montoya | McLaren | 1:14.785 | 21 | ||
| 7 | M. Webber | Williams | 1:14.804 | 16 | ||
| 8 | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:14.842 | 24 | ||
| 9 | J. Button | Honda | 1:15.020 | 21 | ||
| 10 | K. Räikkönen | McLaren | 1:15.124 | 17 | ||
| 11 | R. Barrichello | Honda | 1:15.283 | 20 | ||
| 12 | C. Klien | Red Bull | 1:15.476 | 19 | ||
| 13 | N. Heidfeld | BMW | 1:15.591 | 20 | ||
| 14 | T. Monteiro | Midland F1 | 1:15.809 | 26 | ||
| 15 | C. Albers | Midland F1 | 1:16.066 | 26 | ||
| 16 | V. Liuzzi | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:16.147 | 27 | ||
| 17 | S. Speed | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1:16.201 | 21 | ||
| 18 | J. Villeneuve | BMW | 1:16.285 | 27 | ||
| 19 | J. Trulli | Toyota | 1:16.456 | 24 | ||
| 20 | T. Sato | Super Aguri | 1:17.148 | 24 | ||
| 21 | R. Schumacher | Toyota | 1:17.860 | 21 | ||
| 22 | F. Montagny | Super Aguri | 1:17.934 | 21 |
