Bahrain: Jenson Button fastest in Saturay practice

By Phil Huff
March 11 2006

With qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix just a couple of hours away, Honda Racing F1's Jenson Button went out and set the fastest time of the Saturday morning practice session. Finishing 0.011s ahead of Ferrari's Michael Schumacher, with Renault slighty further back, the weekend is looking good.

Pos	Driver	Team	Engine	Car	T	Best Lap	Gap
1	Button	Honda	Honda	RA106	M	1:31.857
2	M Schumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	248 F1	B	1:31.868	0.011
3	Alonso	Renault	Renault	R26	M	1:31.975	0.118
4	Fisichella	Renault	Renault	R26	M	1:32.050	0.193
5	Massa	Ferrari	Ferrari	248 F1	B	1:32.826	0.969
6	Villeneuve	BMW-Sauber	BMW	F1 06	M	1:32.913	1.056
7	R Schumacher	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:33.038	1.181
8	Raikkonen	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-21	M	1:33.262	1.405
9	Trulli	Toyota	Toyota	TF106	B	1:33.523	1.666
10	Webber	Williams	Cosworth	FW28	B	1:33.876	2.019
11	Klien	Red Bull	Ferrari	RBR2	M	1:33.944	2.087
12	Barrichello	Honda	Honda	RA106	M	1:34.009	2.152
13	Heidfeld	BMW-Sauber	BMW	F1 06	M	1:34.094	2.237
14	Coulthard	Red Bull	Ferrari	RBR2	M	1:34.142	2.285
15	Montoya	McLaren	Mercedes	MP4-21	M	1:34.406	2.549
16	Rosberg	Williams	Cosworth	FW28	B	1:34.434	2.577
17	Albers	Midland	Toyota	M16	B	1:34.541	2.684
18	Monteiro	Midland	Toyota	M16	B	1:35.026	3.169
19	Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	Cosworth	STR01	M	1:35.351	3.494
20	Speed	Toro Rosso	Cosworth	STR01	M	1:35.532	3.675
21	Sato	Super Aguri	Honda	SA05	B	1:36.994	5.137
22	Ide	Super Aguri	Honda	SA05	B	1:41.889	10.032