And Hamilton continued his fine form on Saturday morning with the fastest time in final practice despite a mechanical problem early on.

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Westwood had been surprisingly teamed up with rookie Rory McIlroy during final practice on Thursday, but Montgomerie resisted any temptation to spring a surprise and instead selected the 21-year-old Northern Ireland player alongside fellow countryman Graeme McDowell in the day's second group.

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The third and final practice session starts on Saturday 23 May at 1000 BST with qualifying taking place at 1300 BST.

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The championship leader is running with a new chassis but was well off the pace, down in 18th during final practice.

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Nick Heidfeld, who set the fastest lap in final practice, kept up his improved run of form to take fifth for BMW Sauber with team-mate Robert Kubica in eighth.

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