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Disappointing result for Renault drivers
29 September 2007 / Results / PhotosIn today's wet conditions both Renault drivers failed to make it into the final qualifying round. Both Giancarlo Fisichella and team-mate Heikki Kovlainen complained about a lack of grip in the slippery conditions at the Fuji Speedway.
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Giancarlo Fisichella qualified in eleventh but will start from P10 as Rosberg moves back ten places on the grid. Speaking about his qualifying session the Italian said: "It was a very tough qualifying session for me. The car's grip level was not great, but I could probably still have made it through if I had changed to my second set of tyres a lap earlier. But the main problem was the pace of the car in this configuration, which was not quite strong enough today. If the conditions develop in the right way, I think we can have a strong race."
Heikki Kovalainen will start the race from P11. He said about his day: "The balance of the car was pretty good, and I did some good clean laps in difficult conditions, but the grip just wasn't there: the car was sliding on all four wheels in almost every corner. There's not much more to say, because our positions reflected our pace and we were not strong enough to get into the final part of qualifying. However, we know that we made some deliberate choices because the cars are now in parc fermé until the race, and hopefully they will pay off tomorrow."
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