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Force India preview the German GP

Wednesday 8th July 2009

Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella hope to give Force India a huge boost by picking up points in Germany.

Adrian Sutil

Q: It's just over the midpoint of the season. Looking at your season so far, has it been as expected for you?
AS: "I think it's been a good season so far. We have been able to finish a lot of races and in the last two or three events it was possible to go into Q2, which was a big success for us. For sure the last race at Silverstone was a bit disappointing as it was an important race with our new updates and we had an incident in qualifying. Without this I think we could have been really close to the points, or even in the points. But overall we are consistently making progress and that's the most important."

Q: Have you had any ill effects from the crash at Silverstone?
AS: "No not at all. I'm completely fine now and looking forward to Germany."

Q: What can we expect in Germany from you?
AS: "Q2 would be very nice and hopefully it would be enough for some points. It's definitely time to get a few. Let's see what the other teams have update-wise as I expect maybe one or two to move a bit to the front and we don't have a major update this time round. But we were pretty strong in Silverstone and I expect to be similar in Germany."

Giancarlo Fisichella

Q: Silverstone was a very competitive race for you. Do you feel the team had made some good progress in the last few events?
GF: "Yes, for sure - the races we've had in Monaco and now Silverstone clearly show this. Last year we were struggling at some of the tracks to race with other teams and sometimes I would have very lonely races, but this season we've been right there fighting. It's very encouraging.

"Every part we've put on the car this year has made a difference in performance so we're clearly going in the right direction. It's very motivating for the team and for me personally as a driver. When you're in the hunt you want it so much more."

Q: Are you looking forward to Germany?
GF: "The Nurburgring is a great track. There's lots of camber and gradient change and you can overtake in a couple of corners, which is obviously going to be good for us if we are midfield again. This time out I want to get into Q2, which I think should be possible, and then with a better starting position hopefully we'll be able to finish higher. We're so close to the points I want to finish the job now."

Q: How much would it mean to get those points?
GF: "For the team it would be a huge boost. Everyone works really hard and to be this close is actually a bit frustrating. To get this weight off our shoulders would really set us up for the rest of the season."

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