Saturday Second Free Practice

McLaren pair Kimi Raikkonen and David Coulthard maintained the team's impressive start to the season as they headed the times after the final practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang.

Finn Raikkonen replaced teammate Coulthard at the top of the times midway through the second session to finish on top with a lap time of 1:36.557, two-tenths quicker than the Scot, who went wide and into the gravel in the closing stages.

Spaniard Fernando Alonso ended the session third for Renault, with World Champion Michael Schumacher fourth quickest despite spending the majority of the two timed sessions in the pits.

Schumacher spun into the gravel in the opening session and emerged from the pits well into the second session after work was performed on his Ferrari, before completing a total of 15 laps.

Rookie Cristiano da Matta set the fifth best time overall, ahead of Renault's Jarno Trulli, Williams-BMW driver Juan Pablo Montoya and BAR-Honda's Jenson Button.

Ferrari driver Rubens Barrichello, who lost time in the first session as the team worked on his car, ended a disappointing ninth overall with Ralf Schumacher, of Williams-BMW, completing the top ten.

Toyota driver Olivier Panis's session ended early following an engine blow as he ended 12th overall, while Minardi's Justin Wilson, who finished at the bottom of the times, lost time because of problems with his car.

Sauber pair Heinz Harald Frentzen and Nick Heidfeld, impressive in Friday's qualifying session, struggled as they could only set the 13th and 16th best times respectively, with BAR-Honda's Jacques Villeneuve 18th.

Pos Driver Team Time Laps 1. Raikkonen McLaren Mercedes (M) 1:36.557 206.663 km/h 24 2. Coulthard McLaren Mercedes (M) 1:36.777 + 0.220 23 3. Alonso Renault (M) 1:36.849 + 0.292 29 4. M.Schumacher Ferrari (B) 1:36.990 + 0.433 18 5. da Matta Toyota (M) 1:37.093 + 0.536 34 6. Trulli Renault (M) 1:37.198 + 0.641 26 7. Montoya Williams BMW (M) 1:37.218 + 0.661 36 8. Button BAR Honda (B) 1:37.418 + 0.861 31 9. Barrichello Ferrari (B) 1:37.422 + 0.865 31 10. R.Schumacher Williams BMW (M) 1:37.436 + 0.879 31 11. Fisichella Jordan Ford (B) 1:37.443 + 0.886 30 12. Panis Toyota (M) 1:37.623 + 1.066 23 13. Frentzen Sauber Petronas (B) 1:37.751 + 1.194 37 14. Pizzonia Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:37.947 + 1.390 34 15. Webber Jaguar Cosworth (M) 1:37.980 + 1.423 27 16. Heidfeld Sauber Petronas (B) 1:38.090 + 1.533 30 17. Firman Jordan Ford (B) 1:38.282 + 1.725 32 18. Villeneuve BAR Honda (B) 1:38.329 + 1.772 29 19. Verstappen Minardi Cosworth (B) 1:40.382 + 3.825 19 20. Wilson Minardi Cosworth (B) 1:40.638 + 4.081 14 All Timing Unofficial