Paul di Resta is confident he can make up ground in the Malaysian GP after qualifying 15th

Paul di Resta is convinced he can score points for the second successive week at the Malaysian Grand Prix despite starting 15th on the grid after spinning in qualifying.

Sutil lines up ninth but there was also frustration for the German who, having led his comeback race in Australia, had earlier been fastest in Q1. Having shone in the sunshine, Sutil could only tread water when the rain arrived and admitted that he was struggling to perform on Pirelli's intermediate tyre. "The car was good in the dry and I felt very good in it and confident. The whole weekend so far has been competitive and I think we improved our pace today," Sutil said. "In Q1, P1 was great. In Q2, I did my fastest lap on used tyres so also a good performance. Definitely, we were looking at one of the best qualifyings but then the rain came in and destroyed our plans. "I knew it was going to be difficult in the rain. Normally I like it but with these tyres I just don't feel comfortable - we have so much oversteer. "We don't know what the problem is. The car is four second slower than the pole position time. "I've always been very comfortable in the rain but since the Pirelli tyres came in, I've had my difficulties for some reason."