Sutil to start at 16th, Tonio from rear

Singapore: Force India`s hopes of continuing their good run on F1 circuit suffered a jolt as neither Adrian Sutil nor Tonio Liuzzi made the cut for Q2 and will start tomorrow`s Singapore Grand Prix from 16th and 20th positions respectively on the grid.Sutil`s fastest lap under the lights at the Marina Bay cricuit was of 1:48:231 minute while Liuzzi recorded his

fastet lap at 1:48:792 here today. Sutil, who got his first points by finishing fourth at Monza, blamed the poor qualifying session on low traction and busy traffic. "We have had a problem with the grip level the whole weekend. I did expect us to be a little bit more competitive, but the field is very tight and if you lose out a bit in the traffic suddenly you are at the back. "I lost some time on my fastest lap when Giancarlo [Fisichella] was in front of me in the middle sector and I finished 16th. It`s going to be difficult but let`s see what we can do. It`s a long race and anything is possible and we will still be giving it our best," he said. Liuzzi was also disappointed after the qualifying session. "We knew we would struggle more on this type of circuit compared to the low downforce tracks such as Spa and Monza but we didn`t expect it would be this much. "We were suffering with a lack of traction and weren`t able to find the right balance - Adrian and I seem to have the same problems," he said. Vijay Mallya, Chairman and team principal, was candid in admitting that the result was not according to the expectations. "After the outstanding performance in Spa and Monza we were expecting more of a challenge this weekend for sure. We feel we have a car that is now amongst the quickest in the field but unfortunately in high downforce trim we are not seeing a reflection of this performance as teams that were behind us in Spa and Monza are ahead of us here," he said. "We are still looking forward to the Grand Prix, which is sure to be eventful, long and challenging and will try our best to continue our current run of points` scoring finishes," he added. Bureau Report