Another strong showing in the warm-up from Barrichello who set fastest time ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Michael Schumacher, while Felipe Massa (Sauber), Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Arrows) and Nick Heidfeld (Sauber) underlined the strength of the Bridgestone challenge with the next three quickest laps.

Technical: No changes to cars for today.

Sporting: Barrichello had a trouble-free run in his race car, checking out settings but not making any set-up changes. Schumacher started by doing one lap in the spare F2002, followed by two laps in the race car, then eight more laps in the spare followed by six laps with the race car. Michael was concentrating on tyre work and trying to improve the car in the second sector of the lap.

Quotes: Barrichello: "We will just have to see how the race unfolds. We just want to ensure that we get ahead at the start."

Technical: No changes to cars for today.

Sporting: Massa had no problems whatsoever and was leaving his C21's set-up unchanged. Heidfeld said he was pleased with his car but might make some more minor changes before the start of the race.

Quotes: Heidfeld: "I don't anticipate any problems from Williams and Ferrari in front of me because I think they want to finish the race."

Technical: No changes to cars for today.

Sporting: Frentzen tried both spare and race car, particularly happy with the cars on heavy fuel loads and scrubbed tyres. Bernoldi upbeat about his possible performance.

Quotes: Bernoldi: "It would be great if I could score a championship point this afternoon."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: Raikkonen did a few laps in the spare MP4/17 and then ran his race car. Both he and Coulthard concentrated primarily on scrubbing tyres for the race.

Quotes: Ron Dennis: "I think we're looking in surprisingly good shape today."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: Villeneuve has chosen to race the spare BAR004 but still feels generally dissatisfied with the set-up he has reached. Panis very confident and happy with his car in race trim.

Quotes: Panis: "The car feels very good on full tanks and old tyres."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: A routine session with no real surprises. Both cars relatively slow, despite differing fuel loads, and both drivers simply hoping for reliable races.

Quotes: De la Rosa: "I think the car feels slightly better than expected with a lot of fuel aboard."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: Both drivers started the session by scrubbing rain tyres just in case of a wet race, then Ralf had a couple of off-course experiences but had no technical problems. He and Montoya both ran heavy fuel loads but had made different tyre choices yesterday.

Quotes: Schumacher: "It all depends how we can get away off the grid as it is a long run to the first corner."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: Trulli back in race car after yesterday's problems and finding handling improved thanks to fitting new underfloor since Barcelona. Button much happier having experienced no problems at all.

Quotes: Trulli: "Hopefully we will have better luck today than we experienced during qualifying."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: Fisichella switched to the spare EJ-12 after suffering an exhaust sensor failure on his race car; no big problem as the exhaust system was scheduled to be replaced prior to the race. Sato spent the session checking out tyre wear.

Quotes: Gary Anderson: "We got through the workload we needed to cover in preparation for the race."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: Yoong had opted for the soft compound Michelin tyre while Webber went for the hard. A trouble-free session.

Quotes: Webber: "It will be a tough and unpredictable race today."

Technical: No changes to the cars for today.

Sporting: Salo covered four laps in the spare TF102 and both men had a trouble-free session.