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Fisichella missed out on Q2

Force India Formula One Team's gamble of putting in a series of laps in the opening 10 minutes, when the weather was dry, and then a final flying lap in the dying minute following a brief shower, so nearly paid dividends. Giancarlo Fisichella looked set to move himself into the top 15 on his very last lap, until a spin in the last sector put paid to his chance. The Italian will start in 20th position, with team-mate Adrian Sutil just ahead in 19th.

Giancarlo Fisichella said about his qualifying session: "Unfortunately I had a problem with the engine cover during the session and I lost some downforce as the right side of the car was in a bad position. That said, I was only three tenths away from Q2 so it's not too bad considering."

His team mate Adrian Sutil was also not completely pleased with his result. He said: "It was quite a good qualifying for us as I think we could get nearly all the performance out of the car, although we had a little problem with graining on the front tyres that cost us a little bit of time. There is a better trend at the moment; we have a new update on the car, it works well and we are not too far away from the others - only about two tenths."

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