Vijay Mallya is confident that Force India will enjoy a genuinely improved car when Formula 1 returns in Belgium at the end of the month. At the last two races in Germany and Hungary, the team has scored with either Adrian Sutil or Paul di Resta.
Spa is scene of Force India’s first and so far only F1 pole position, courtesy of Giancarlo Fisichella in 2009; in the race, after being overhauled by the KERS-shod Ferrari of Kimi Räikkönen, the Italian finished in a shock second place.
“It was an absolutely fantastic moment to see the car on pole position in 2009 and Giancarlo Fisichella on the podium, but that car could only go very fast in a straight line and pretty much didn’t do very much else!” says Team Principal and CEO Mallya. “Now it’s doing everything that’s asked of it, irrespective of the track. I think that’s a better position to be in.
“The car is going to be quick, I think. If you look at the maximum sector speeds in the race in Hungary, in S1 Adrian was the quickest and in S3 Paul was the quickest, so this car has pace - but it also has good downforce to handle the corners as well. I’ll be looking forward to Spa and hopefully a strong showing.”
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