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Force India drivers struggle with tyre graining

At the Force India Formula 1 team Adrian Sutil showed he knows how to attack the street circuit in Monte Carlo. The German set the 13th fastest lap time. At the end of the day both Sutil and Fisichella were reasonably happy with their cars but both complained about rear tyre graining.

Sutil said about Thursday's free practice: "Today was quite a normal practice day. The track was very slippery in the morning and it took quite some time to be able to push for a lap time. The car felt OK, reasonably balanced under the high downforce configuration, but the biggest problem we have at the moment is the rear tyre graining. Both the soft and the supersofts seem to be really bad and after even a medium-length run the graining is so bad it really affects the balance of the car. I am confident we can find a solution for qualifying though - the extra day we have will help."

Fisichella said: "Not a bad start to the weekend. We used the morning session to check the set-up and the balance and then completed some longer runs in the afternoon when the track had a bit more rubber laid down. Like Adrian I had some issues with tyre graining, particularly in the last five laps of my longer runs, and the car even felt like it was moving around even when going in a straight line. I didn't feel I got the best lap time today and there is certainly more to come."

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