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More 'force' needed for Sutil and Fisichella

The Force India drivers rounded off a difficult qualifying session in Shanghai as Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella ended the session 19th and 20th, and will start the Grand Prix at the tail end of the grid. Although Sutil will be promoted one place due to Glock's penalty, it was a tough day for the Indian team.

"We knew it was going to be difficult here today," said Sutil, who impressed with ninth place in practice on Friday. "We couldn't find a balance as we don't have enough downforce just yet; that is our main issue, and why it is very difficult to drive right now. Although today was tough, we should be more competitive in the race as the pace on Friday over longer runs was better - our goal now is to finish without any incidents, and we know our car is reliable so maybe we can pick up some places like that."

"Today it felt better than yesterday, but it was still tough," reported Giancarlo Fisichella, who has struggled with the VJM02 - which debuted in only February - all weekend. "We are lacking grip aerodynamically, particularly in the slow speed corners. This race might be tough, but we know there is another step to come in Bahrain so the aim here is to get to the finish. We need to have a good strategy and try to do what we can."

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