Friday October 11th, 2002

Italian Giancarlo Fisichella is targeting a spot in the top ten in tomorrow's qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix.

The Jordan driver was the quickest of the Honda-powered runners in the Japanese manufacturer's home race, posting a promising tenth fastest time. Fisichella was confident of repeating the feat tomorrow.

"Today was quite good and I am in the top ten, which is our target for tomorrow," said Fisichella. "The car looks okay, although we have got some adjustments to make on the set-up. But we know the direction so I'm confident about our chances in qualifying."

Teammate Takuma Sato, competing in front of his home crowd for the first time in his rookie season, finished less than half a second behind Fisichella in 13th position.

"It's always nice to have a run in front of a big crowd and the massive support here is very good," said the Jordan driver. "The car is working okay but Suzuka is so technically challenging for the tyres and chassis setup, it's difficult to get the balance.

"We found a decent set-up today and we'll carry on the work tomorrow."

Published at 07:16:55 GMT