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Toro Rosso drivers disappointed with quali result

Both Scuderia Toro Rosso drivers were unhappy with Saturday's qualifying performance at Magny-Cours. Scott Spe qualified himself in fifteenth position while Liuzzi could be found in seventeenth position.

Scott Speed said about his qualifying performance today: "Qualifying did not go too well, because we were unable to get the most out of the tyres on our first flying lap. All the same, I was very happy with my final lap which was very good from a driving point of view. So we did both our fastest laps on the second timed lap of each run, which is never a good sign on new tyres. I was surprised, because tyre degradation here is usually very high. Our car is definitely better balanced in race trim, so I hope that pays off big time tomorrow. I reckon we can have a good race pace tomorrow."

Speed's team mate Vitantonio Liuzzi commented: "That first part of qualifying was very close. I am disappointed because I got caught up in traffic on my second set of tyres. Actually I was slowed down by David! A shame, as I could have easily made it through to the second part of the session, but today it didn't work out. Traffic in qualifying is always bad and it's just part of the game."

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