Vijay Mallya believes his Force India team will still need some good
luck before it can convert the speed it has shown in recent races into
potential podium places.
The Silverstone-based outfit has delivered some promising pace in the
last few events, but hopes of it moving forward from its fifth and
seventh places in Valencia were dashed by misfortune in the British
Grand Prix.
Paul di Resta was forced to retire after a first lap collision with
Romain Grosjean, while Nico Hulkenberg lost out on points after his
wet-weather set-up proved not ideal for the dry conditions.
Despite that disappointing afternoon, Mallya is encouraged by the
recent progress the team has shown - as he looks for it to make progress
in the Constructors' Championship.
"It's satisfying to see that we are consistent top ten performers,"
he said. "We need that little bit of extra luck to get on the podium.
"Having said that, our immediate competitors didn't have too much
luck either – [Sergio] Perez and [Pastor] Maldonado were both going
well, but they didn't score. Sauber didn't get any more points to
increase their lead over us.
"We are still only three points adrift of Williams and 16 behind Sauber, so we have reasons to be optimistic going forward."
Mallya also believes that the competitiveness of the field this year
means there is no chance for the team to ease off at any event this
year.
"We have no time to take things easy," he explained. "We have to take
every race very seriously, with the same intensity and do everything we
possibly can to earn more points."
Source: Autosport.com
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