Trulli targets another points finish

"That was a good qualifying session and I am pleased with the result," said Trulli after qualifying in eighth position, his seventh top ten result in eight races.

"It took some very good laps at the end of Q2 to get into the final session so I was happy with my performance there. Also in Q3 I think we got the maximum out of the car and my fastest lap was very, very close to the cars in front, just over a tenth away from sixth place.

"Now I am looking forward to the race. In Indianapolis I started from eighth and did a good job to finish sixth so I am hoping for another strong result."

Trulli finished ahead of teammate Ralf Schumacher once more, but the German enjoyed one of his strongest results of the season after posting the 11th fastest time.

Schumacher is also looking to score points in the race.

"In general I am quite happy," admitted the German. "We knew from the beginning that it would be a bit difficult to get into the top 10 but of course that was our target. In Q1 I had a good run and set two quick lap times so I easily made it into the next session.

"We got one car through to Q3 but the times were very close together in Q2 and I missed out by just a few tenths. My lap was okay but the middle sector wasn't ideal and I lost a little bit of time there. But I am still positive because anything can happen in the race with the cars so close together.

"We have to see who has the better strategy tomorrow and also who will manage their tyres the best over a race distance. I am optimistic and my goal is to score points."