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Sutil aims for Q2 in Monaco

Force India F1 driver Adrian Sutil is travelling to Monaco hoping to show last year's pace again. In the rain the German became a real Monaco specialist until he was pushed out of the race by Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen. This year Sutil aims for Q2 in qualifying.

Speaking about the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix Sutil said: "It's always nice to go back there, because it's one of my favourite circuits, I like the atmosphere and the whole weekend. It's very special, and it's a nice circuit with good memories for me. Two years ago I was quickest in wet practice and we went even better last year, again in very tricky conditions with rain and a drying circuit. I've had two good years in a row, and hopefully I'll have maybe another one now. But it's always up to the conditions to a certain extent."

Looking back at last year's race the German said: "For sure it was very nice. When I was up in the points I thought 'Wow, this is my race!'. When I was in fourth position I was doing fastest laps at that stage in the race, and it was unbelievable. Everything came together, we were on a really good strategy, and it was perfect. When it dried it was the right time to change onto slick tyres. Everything was 100%. Then there was the shock for me and all the team. It was like a dream, or a nightmare actually. You think you're going to wake up, and nothing's happened. It sounds dramatic, but that's how it really was. Still I think it was a very great weekend. I made the most of it, and I was very proud."

For the upcoming race in Monte Carlo Sutil believes he has the most competitive car he has ever driven in F1. "I think the field will again be very close together, so every hundredth counts. It could be similar to Bahrain, where we just needed a few hundredths to go into Q2, and I hope to find that on my flying lap in qualifying. I think this is going to be one of our best opportunities to get into Q2."

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