Aiming to do our maximum - Fisico

After two strong performances so far this season, the Italian ING Renault F1 Team driver, Giancarlo Fisichella, is aiming to achieve the car's maximum again on Sunday during the Bahraini Grand Prix at Sakhir.

"I am proud of how I raced in Sepang. I made a good start, was aggressive on the opening lap to make up places, and took sixth at the finish. It’s not many points, but they will all be important for us this year. Given our circumstances, it’s a satisfying result, and encouraging for this weekend in Sakhir. It is a circuit Renault knows well, we won the last two races here, and we spent two weeks testing here in the winter. Hopefully we can make some more progress compared to Malaysia."

"Yes, along with Malaysia, it’s definitely one of the toughest races of the season, primarily because of the very hot conditions that we have to drive in. I think it will be tough race for us, but we will be aiming to do our maximum. We are realistic enough to know we have a long way to go to catch the leaders, but everybody is very motivated to do it!"

"All the teams tested, so it means we will all be pretty well prepared with a good baseline for the set-up. Of course, conditions will be different and the car has developed since then, so we will need to fine-tune it during practice. And the circuit is usually dirty and slippery because of the sand, especially when it’s windy. So we will need to constantly adapt the car to the improving track conditions, but for sure, the information we got during the winter tests will be important."