Ferrari dominate final practice - US
Michael Schumacher lead a Ferrari 1-2 in the final free practice session for the United States Grand Prix
The seven times world champion snatched the top spot in the final minute of the one-hour session, lapping in 1:10.760 - the fastest lap of the weekend do far.
His Brazilian teammate Felipe Massa was less than three tenths of a second slower, with Renault's Giancarlo Fisichella over a second behind, in third.
Nick Heidfeld was fourth for BMW Sauber with Rubens Barrichello's Honda next up.
Defending world champion Fernando Alonso was only sixth and over 1.5 seconds down after concentrating on heavy fuel runs in his Renault.
After only completing a minimal number of laps on Friday, Mark Webber was determined to find a good set-up for his Williams to avoid another embarrassing first-round elimination from qualifying.
What the Australian did find was the grass on the exit of Turn 11, pitching him into a spin that left the Williams coasting backwards down the track.
He was not the only name to get it wrong, though, as Juan Pablo Montoya had a grassy moment at Turn 9 in his McLaren and Fisichella did likewise at Turn 1 - seconds after going fastest in his Renault early on.
Even Schumacher was punished for a small mistake, as he spun at Turn 7 while trying to get on terms with the front-running pace.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:10.760 15 2. Massa Ferrari (B) 1:11.039 + 0.279 8 3. Fisichella Renault (M) 1:11.940 + 1.180 15 4. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (M) 1:12.049 + 1.289 18 5. Barrichello Honda (M) 1:12.149 + 1.389 13 6. Alonso Renault (M) 1:12.202 + 1.442 15 7. Button Honda (M) 1:12.269 + 1.509 18 8. Villeneuve BMW-Sauber (M) 1:12.327 + 1.567 13 9. Raikkonen McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:12.569 + 1.809 13 10. Montoya McLaren-Mercedes (M) 1:12.592 + 1.832 10 11. Liuzzi Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:12.675 + 1.915 18 12. Webber Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:12.904 + 2.144 15 13. Monteiro MF1-Toyota (B) 1:12.913 + 2.153 18 14. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:13.091 + 2.331 21 15. R.Schumacher Toyota (B) 1:13.101 + 2.341 19 16. Speed Toro Rosso-Cosworth (M) 1:13.103 + 2.343 17 17. Klien Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:13.113 + 2.353 15 18. Albers MF1-Toyota (B) 1:13.172 + 2.412 19 19. Rosberg Williams-Cosworth (B) 1:13.230 + 2.470 12 20. Coulthard Red Bull-Ferrari (M) 1:13.364 + 2.604 17 21. Sato Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:13.806 + 3.046 16 22. Montagny Super Aguri-Honda (B) 1:14.454 + 3.694 10 All timing unofficial
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