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Senna blames lack of running for qualifying performance

October 15, 2011 « Schumacher blames unknown vibrations | Force India keeps options open » Bruno Senna: "It's been a bit of a tough weekend so far and today didn't go quite to plan" © Getty Images

Bruno Senna said a lack of dry mileage over the Korean Grand Prix weekend held him back when it came to qualifying.

Senna will start from 15th on the grid on Sunday while his team-mate Vitaly Petrov will line up eighth and was over 0.6s quicker. Korea is only Senna's fifth race at Renault and he said a lack of practice running, both on Friday when it rained and on Saturday morning when he had an accident and ruined a set of tyres, cost him dear.

"It's been a bit of a tough weekend so far and today didn't go quite to plan," Senna admitted. "It's my first poor qualifying performance of the year and I hope it's the last! These things happen - sometimes you just don't get everything you need out of the car at the vital time.

Renault's head of trackside operations said: "He was fine in the first sector but struggled a little in the middle sector, which was unusual for him. We will have to look through things tonight to see where this can be improved upon, and help give him the best possible chance to salvage a good result tomorrow."

Meanwhile, Petrov was pleased with his performance and is hoping for a strong race on Sunday. Korean Grand Prix 2011

