Unfortunately, the Force India Formula One Team could not capitalise on the form shown in yesterday's practice in qualifying ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix when in the setting sun here this evening, Tonio Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil suffered a disappointing elimination in Q1 and will therefore line up from 17th and 18th positions respectively on tomorrow’s grid for the UAE's inaugural race on the superb Yas marina circuit.

After their first runs in Q1 both drivers reported that their cars were reasonably balanced, but lacking a bit of grip compared to the earlier practice session. It was then a strange situation as they ran a further set of option tyres with both cars and just couldn't find enough grip to improve the performance enough for Q2. The car has been strong all weekend in race trim, plus there are some elements in this event that will add to the unpredictability tomorrow so they will do their utmost to finish the season with a strong race.

“A very short session with a lot of problems,” said Sutil. “The car didn't seem to have any grip at all, particularly on the rear, and there was just so much oversteer that I was just struggling to keep the car on the circuit. I'm obviously very disappointed and we need to figure out what happened. The focus will now be on the race; there's still a long way to go and of course I will try my best to get a good result.”