Sutil not worried about missing session

The German was forced to sit out the afternoon session due to a fuel cell problem, but believes the team's ample pre-season testing mileage at the track will compensate.

"Unfortunately in the afternoon we couldn't do any running as there was a problem with the fuel cell and we couldn't make the change in time to get out for the session," said Sutil.

"In any case we have our information for the set up this weekend from winter testing so I don't think it will be a big problem tomorrow.

"FP1 was okay, we just tested the tyres available this weekend. We struggled a bit with the soft tyres and I wasn't too happy with the time in the end, but Giancarlo (Fisichella) got a lot of running in so we know what direction to take."

Force India's chief race engineer Dominic Harlow agreed that the team could overcome the problem caused by Sutil's absence.

"It's one of those things that happens very infrequently and, despite working flat out, it was impossible to repair it in time for the second practice," he said.

"Giancarlo worked on the tyres to compensate for the team's reduced running and was reasonably satisfied with the overall car balance and the data that was collected going in preparation for the weekend."