Fisichella Hoping for Stronger Race

Jordan Giancarlo Fisichella is hoping for a better performance at Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix after a somewhat disappointing qualifying session.

The Jordan driver opted for the harder Bridgestone tyre compound for tomorrow's race, and as a consequence he was unable to extract all the speed from his Ford-powered car during his only flying lap today, finishing down in 14th position 1.3 seconds off pole position.

"The lap was okay," Fisichella admitted. "We have chosen to go with the hard tyres which maybe is not fantastic for qualifying but it could be good for tomorrow. So I hope the race will be a better reflection of our potential."

The Italian driver, however, enjoyed a much better session than his rookie teammate Ralph Firman who, suffering from oversteering due to the higher track temperatures, finished at the bottom of the timesheets around 2.5 seconds behind Fisichella.

"The circuit has changed a lot from this morning with the temperature going up, and as a result I experienced a lot of oversteer in the last sector," explained Firman. "But I'm reasonably satisfied with that and hopefully tomorrow will be good."