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Crunch time for Fisichella

With his F1 future hanging in the balance and Renault yet to confirm whether it will retian his services, Giancarlo Fisichella is in need of an impressive result at this weekend's Belgian Grand Prix.

Matters weren't helped much by a disappointing result at his home race at Monza last weekend. "To be honest, after I was held up in qualifying, I knew I was in for a tough weekend," Fisichella said. "15th isn't the place to start from if you want a good result on Sunday, but I still pushed hard all the way through the race. I finished 12th and there's no doubt that I had wanted a better result on home ground in Italy. But there are still four races left, and we will be aiming to put in a strong performance at each one."

Looking ahead to Spa he commented, "We have already seen this season that our car is quite competitive in low downforce configuration, notwithstanding the performance last week in Monza. We run higher downforce than in Italy, but this we still have relatively little wing in order to get good top speeds, and I think this is a good opportunity for us to be competitive. As always, we will be doing the maximum to ensure this is the case."

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