Bernoldi pleased with sixth

Heinz-Harald Frentzen took eighth place in the morning's hour-long practice, but team-mate Enrique Bernoldi went even better in the afternoon, setting the sixth best time, just over half a second shy of the pace-setting Ferrari's.

"I'm pleased with our result," said Bernoldi, who qualified a career-best 14th at the Spanish GP two weeks ago. "Everything went okay for me apart from a puncture towards the end of the first session. I sat out the last few minutes so we could save the tyres. The car certainly feels well balanced here so I'm happy about that."

Frentzen had a couple of off tracks moments in the second session, one of which damaged his car. Despite improving his morning time by well over half a second, he slipped down the order and eventually had to settle for 13th. Nevertheless, he's confident of a strong showing tomorrow.

"I had an off at the last corner during the second session which unfortunately broke the floor," he admitted. "The team did a good job replacing it and I was able to get out again before the end of practice but didn't have quite enough time for a flying lap. I'm feeling optimistic. We've still got a bit of work to do but I'm hopeful we'll have a good weekend."