WilliamsF1 3rd & 4th after 3rd Saturday practice

With Jordan's Giorgio Pantano first out onto the track the Saturday practice session would commence. He would be joined by team-mate Heidfeld and Toyota's Da Matta. Both McLaren drivers, Coulthard and Raikkonen, were out early trying to make up for the poor Friday. For this weekend the MP4-19 has a new-spec engine and a new rear wing. As the session continued both BAR drivers, Button and Sato, were out completing their second laps. Minardi's Baumgartner would be the first driver to set a flying lap time.

Jaguar's Christian Klien was also out early and like McLaren trying to make up for his poor opening practice when he was to beached his R5 in the gravel.

With half the session nearly completed Jordan's Nick Heidfeld would go fastest in an EJ14 that has several aerodynamic upgrades. Just after half of the session both Ferrari's were now on the track. Barrichello would be the faster early on. The arrival of the Ferrari's would single all the other drivers to take to the track.

Michael Schumacher would improve with a lap of 1m:16.519. This was a second of yesterday's best time. With around twenty minutes left to run WilliamsF1 driver Ralf Schumacher would now go fastest with a 1m:16.233. The team seems to have found some pace with their FW26. Sato would split the Ferrari's to go third, while Coulthard would move into fifth.

Renault's Jarno Trulli would set a brilliant second sector time of 30.2 seconds to move to the top of the times. But just as quickly Button would beat his time. Fernando Alonso would make his first appearance but on a quick lap would run wide and lose time on the grass. It is believed that Renault ran with full fuel on Friday in preparation for the race. Jaguar's Mark Webber would only manage an installation lap.

With the end of the session Jenson Button would lead the times but it was very tight at the top with the top five drivers separated by just over half a second.