Bad start for Coulthard

The Scot lost all of the second free practice session when his McLaren ground to a halt on the back straight with an electrical failure.

"Obviously I lost some track time as I was unable to take part in the second session which is a shame," said Coulthard. "All of a sudden at Turn 8 the car just stopped and there was nothing I could do. Kimi collected quite a bit of data which should help us in making the best tyre choice possible, and we have two practice sessions tomorrow morning before qualifying and the race."

Team-mate Raikkonen enjoyed a trouble-free day, however, allowing him to make a more educated tyre choice for the rest of the weekend.

"We completed our tyre evaluation programme and will continue working on finding a good set up in tomorrow's two practice sessions," said Kimi. "It can be quite tricky here as you have to find a good balance both for the full throttle part and the in-field section. I like this track."