Unhappy Sutil laments tyre problems

The German driver was down in 18th position, nearly a second behind teammate Giancarlo Fisichella, after a troubled day that left him unhappy.

"This morning we had a problem with the engine and then the second session in the afternoon was not so good," Sutil said.

"Again we had problems with the new tyres - I don't know if it was the car or the pressures, but we just can't get a time out of the softer tyres.

"We have to look at this and improve for tomorrow as I am not happy with today."

Fisichella enjoyed a better day, especially in the afternoon, after again making it into the top ten.

"We made a big improvement from the morning to the afternoon session," said the Italian. "This morning there was a lot of understeer and then oversteer - it was really inconsistent but we made a big step forward and the balance was a lot better in the second session.

"It was more consistent and comfortable. Unfortunately when I was doing my new tyre run Glock was going very slowly in the middle of the last corner so I lost three tenths. It wasn't acceptable, but thankfully it wasn't the qualifying session."