Trulli dedicates front row to friend.

Jarno Trulli has dedicated his provisional front row grid slot to the memory of a close friend killed while the Italian was going about the business of qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix.

Only told of the news after he had completed his timed run at Sepang, Trulli made the emotional dedication during the end-of-day press conference.

"I'm pretty happy about the result, especially for the team, which has been working really hard, but, at the moment, I have mixed feelings," he said sadly, "I'm happy about my result but, on the other hand, I'm shocked because I've just heard the news that a friend of mine has just died. I want to dedicate this front row to Stefano."

A rescue pilot in Italy, 'Stefano' was apparently controlling a forest fire when his plane hit power cables.