As the cars prepare for today's second session - which will hopefully see a little more action - the air temperature is 21 degrees C, while the track temperature is 27 degrees.

The good news is that the Minardi issue appears to have been resolved - for now - with Paul Stoddart claiming that he now has all nine signatures and that his cars will take part in the session.

The light at the end of the pitlane goes green and Kimi Raikkonen is first on track, closely followed by Karthikeyan, Doornbos and Monteiro.

De la Rosa is next out, followed by Liuzzi, Zonta, Ralf, Coulthard and Klien.

No installation laps this time around, as one by one the drivers continue on past the pits and post the first times of this second hour. As the dust settles it's de la Rosa quickest (1:29.589) ahead of Ralf, Doornbos, Karthikeyan, Monteiro and Raikkonen.

Moments later Coulthard goes quickest, the Scot crossing the line in 1:28.867. Teammate Tonio Liuzzi goes second ahead of de la Rosa, Ralf and Klien.

Ralf goes quickest with a 1:28.850 as Doornbos spins but quickly continues on his way again.

Fisichella is on track as de la Rosa goes quickest, though moments later it's Klien's turn to top the timesheets, the Austrian posting 1:28.253.

Button goes seventh and Villeneuve goes ninth, only ten minutes gone and already we have fifteen names on the timesheets.

A 1:28.425 sees Fisichella go quickest, only to be bumped down seconds later by teammate Fernando Alonso, who posts a 1:27.940. Elsewhere, Montoya and his nemesis Michael Schumacher are on track.

Liuzzi's session is over, he goes off and becomes embedded in the kitty litter. Just a little bit too ambitious.

Juan Pablo Montoya goes quickest, the McLaren driver crossing the line at 1:27.752, Schumacher can only manage 1:28.919, which puts him tenth.

With fifteen minutes gone, everyone has posted a time except for Barrichello, Massa and the Minardi duo.

Alonso takes back the top spot form Montoya, leaving teammate Fisichella third ahead of Button, Klien, de la Rosa, Zonta, Ralf, Coulthard and Michael.

Having been languishing near the bottom of the timesheets, Webber goes fifth, only to be bumped down by Barrichello, who posts 1:28.320, to go fourth.

Karthikeyan makes a mistake and hits de la Rosa's rear tyre, the Spaniard goes off track but is able to continue.

Coulthard improves again and goes second, just 0.266s off de la Rosa's pace. Meanwhile, Massa goes fourth with a 1:27.691.

de la Rosa, Coulthard, Alonso, Massa, Montoya, Zonta, Heidfeld, Fisichella, Barrichello and Webber, that's the order after twenty-five minutes.

Still no sign of the Minardis.