Italian Jarno Trulli was second while Narain Karthikeyan finished 11th, in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Italy's Jarno Trulli topped the timesheets for Toyota in Saturday's final Malaysian Grand Prix practice as championship leader Giancarlo Fisichella spun his Renault into the gravel.
The Italian accused his Toyota team of costing him a podium finish in the Belgian Grand Prix.
The 23-year-old Spaniard lapped the Magny-Cours circuit in one minute 14.412 seconds for his third pole in 10 races this season.
The Italian clocked the fastest qualifying lap in first qualifying for Sunday's U.S. Grand Prix.\n\n
Jarno Trulli was second for Toyota, while Michael Schumacher took third place in the new F2005 in the first qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Colombian had a blistering late lap to outpace his German team mate at Williams Ralf Schumacher.
The Italian signed a two-year contract and will have his first test of the team's F1 car on Thursday.
Ferrari's Michael Schumacher fended off McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen to win the British Grand Prix.
The German intends to come back stronger than ever in front of his home fans in Nuerburgring this weekend.
The Italian swept through to take the chequered flag for his first win in 117 starts.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
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