Fisichella Hoping for British GP Improvement

Giancarlo Fisichella is looking forward to the introduction of a new aerodynamic package at next weekend's British Grand Prix following a disappointing race in France today.

"It was a difficult race for us, as we expected," admitted the Sauber driver after finishing in 12th place, one lap behind the race winner. "Our original strategy was to run two stops, but then we decided to go to three as our pace was not fast enough and we were struggling for rear-end grip.

"After that it was better, but now let's look forward to Silverstone, where we will get the next batch of our new aerodynamic components and be able to fight harder."

Sauber's poor day was completed by Felipe Massa's 13th position, the Brazilian claiming he had struggled with his tyres for most of the race.

"Looking at the last two races we figured it might be better for me to stay with a two-stop race here, and I think it was a good idea to try both strategies by switching Giancarlo to three," said Massa.

"The tyre degradation is so high here that I had a really tough afternoon. It was a real struggle for me all the way through."