Giancarlo Fisichella's spectacular sideswiping of the barrier left his car with suspension damages but not before the Italian and his Force India teammate Adrian Sutil had recorded times just over a second from the fastest lap in the free practice sessions today.

Fisichella's 1:37.025s in the first session was good enough for 12th place among 20 drivers while Sutil (1:37.241) came 15th.