At the time of the last regulations, the sun seems to want to be imperative. There are 25°C in the air and 31°C on the track. The rate of humidity is 79 % and the wind speed reaches 2,5 m.s.

Nico Rosberg signs the best time, in this session, in 1'16"555. German outstrips Kimi Räikkönen and Lewis Hamilton. Felipe Massa is the fourth. The fifth position of Kazuki Nakajima testifies of the great form of Williams. Jarno Trulli is classified sixth. Heikki Kovalainen is only seventh. The presence of Nelsinho Piquet in the top 8 must reassure his team. The Brazilian is followed by Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. German abandoned having typed in the wall. The first BMW appears to the eleventh rank with Robert Kubiça. Sébastien Bourdais is twelfth. He broke his right back suspension. Toro Rosso knows an agitated morning !… It's going to have to double efforts to be ready for the qualifying. David Coulthard is thirteenth. Rubens Barrichello occupies the fourteenth position. Timo Glock is disappointing one fifteenth. The end of the classification counts Giancarlo Fisichella, Fernando Alonso, Nick Heidfeld, Jenson Button and Adrian Sutil.

To note : 10:24 am, Lewis Hamilton leaves to the fault. The driver suffers from a lack of adhesion. 10:35 am, Nelsinho Piquet is surprised. 10:45 am, the red flag is spread. Sebastian Vettel lost the control of his STR-03 in the bend 9. He typed the wall with the back of car. German isn't hurt but the car is strongly damaged. 10:54 am, the track is opened again. 10:58 am, Sébastien Bourdais breaks his car's right back suspension. French is in the stop in the sector 2. The yellow flags are shaken. Toro Rosso isn't going to miss before the qualifications !…

Eleven drivers will benefit from a new driving block this weekend : Nick Heidfeld, Nico Rosberg, Fernando Alonso, Adrian Sutil, Mark Webber, David Coulthard, Rubens Barrichello, Jenson Button, Kazuki Nakajima, Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen