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Fisi's move was 'mistake'

F1 principal Peter Sauber reckons former team driver Giancarlo Fisichella was wrong to switch to Renault this year. The Swiss, who will step down as Hinwil based boss at the end of the year after BMW bought Sauber, told F1 Racing magazine that Fisichella - from Rome - is 'fantastically good.'

'Fisi', 32, drove for privateer squad Sauber last season but returned to Enstone based Renault where he has struggled in the race seat alongside Fernando Alonso. "I'd wanted him for a long, long time," Peter Sauber - who revealed that his 'people' had been 'keeping data' about the driver - remarked. "I have to say I think it was a mistake for him to go to Renault. Why? Because, after one year with Sauber, he had an excellent reputation -- but who wants him now?"

Sauber, though, is not fooled by the 57 points and five wins that separate the achievements of Renault's '05 pair. He said he is 'convinced' that Giancarlo Fisichella is 'doing a better job' than his results would have us believe.

The blue and yellow clad team, though, may also be convinced. It is strongly speculated that Fisichella will retain his seat for 2006.

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