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Force India drivers searching for grip

The Force India drivers missed out on the second qualifying session once again. Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella will start Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix in 17th and 18th position respectively.

Commenting on his qualifying session today Sutil said: "'We were almost there, but just not enough today and we will start in 17th. I actually had a worse feeling with the car and the tyres here than in the morning. The grip level was very, very low compared to that session and I think everyone struggled to find something. I think the lap time was alright compared to the others, just sadly not enough to get us into Q2 this time."

Giancarlo Fisichella struggled with the same problems as his team mate. "The grip this afternoon was definitely worse than the morning," he said. "It wasn't too bad in practice and we found a good set up and compromise with the aero and we were quite competitive. This afternoon I just lost a lot of grip and didn't have confidence in the circuit. It was practically undriveable and really disappointing that we could not have finished higher up. We will see what happens tomorrow, particularly if it rains."

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