Fisichella satisfied with Ferrari

Giancarlo Fisichella knew what to apprehend afterwards 226 Grand’s Prix, but accustomed he still acquainted afraid back he began to apprehend his dream and drive a Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix actuality on Friday.

The 36-year-old Italian, a adept of 14 seasons in Formula One, alone abutting the aggregation aftermost anniversary and quipped on Thursday that all he knew about his Ferrari F60 car was its acclaimed colour. Beyond that, he said, it was a drifter to him.

But by the end of a active day in balmy sunshine at the old Autodromo Nazionale in Monza's above aristocratic park, the accustomed Roman had acquainted himself abundantly with his apparatus to acknowledge his satisfaction.

He said: "This morning back I was actuality at the track, abnormally activity bottomward to the car, I was absolutely nervous, but concentrated. And it was great. I'm absolutely absolute about the day, I aloof charge to advance somewhere, but afar from that it's been a acceptable day."

Drafted in as a backup for hapless accessory analysis disciplinarian Luca Badoer, who struggled in Valencia and Spa-Francorchamps, Fisichella concluded the additional chargeless convenance affair in the afternoon in 20th and aftermost position.

To best alfresco assemblage that may accept seemed at atomic a little disappointing, but back it is advised that almost 1.2 abnormal covered the absolute acreage in Friday practice, it can be forgiven and accustomed as an assured allotment of a fresh boy's aboriginal day's work.

Fisichella, who accomplished additional for Force India in aftermost month's Belgian Grand Prix, said it was too aboriginal to analyze the two cars. He said: "It's a altered ambit so it's difficult to say, as the akin of down-force is abundant less.

"It's a altered car so there is altered acknowledgment into the corners. You assignment abundant added with the council caster and the switches compared to Force India.

"With Force India, I was aloof apperception on the driving, actuality I am absolutely busy. Tomorrow is activity to be addition important day for me. It's important to do addition acceptable bulk of laps and do a little bit more."

Ironically, for Fisichella, it was his above Force India team-mate German Adrian Sutil who topped the times.