 During his flying lap, Barrichello was impeded by Nick Heidfeld and subsequently entered the pits to abandon his lap.Heidfeld was dropped three grid places for blocking and Barrichello was fined €10,000 for an unsafe pit lane entry as he did not use the deceleration zone.The second qualifying session was led by Felipe Massa, with Kovalainen and Räikkönen in second and third place.