Trulli didn't expect to be in second place

Jarno Trulli says he was surprised to be in contention for pole position at Sepang having been unhappy with his Toyota in practice.

The Italian narrowly missed out on pole to Jenson Button, and reckons his discomfort with the car yesterday might actually have been down to the track conditions.

"I didn't expect to be here," said Trulli. "As Jenson was saying the track was not comfortable, but we worked out a good set-up by analysing the data.

"Today we got it right, the tyres were spot on. It is a shame to lose the pole for a few hundredths, but it is good, let's see what happens tomorrow.

"I hope to to have a good race and good fight, it will be a nice race hopefully."

He added that he was quite happy with the race's later start time, despite the possibility of worse weather.

"It is much more comfortable than it used to be, it is later in the afternoon which might see some showers tomorrow, but it is cooler so easier for us," said Trulli.

"It is a technical, hard circuit and physically demanding, but we have always been good here so I am waiting to see what happens."