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Fisichella pole at Spa in 2009 should inspire Racing Point

If there was a day when Giancarlo Fisichella was the best driver in the world, it was during qualifying for the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix when he powered the Force India VJM02 to pole position for the race at Spa-Francorchamps. With the Italian at his very best that Saturday afternoon, he took pole by less than a tenth from Jarno Trulli (Toyota) and Nick Heidfeld (BMW-Sauber) to ensure Vijay Mallya's team started from the top spot of the grid for the first and last time in their history. Fisichella's effort was mighty considering that his teammate Adrian Sutil was half a second down in the sister car when failing to make it beyond Q2. Fisichella said on the day of his fourth and final F1...
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