Di Resta says Alonso deserves 2013 title
Paul di Resta has tipped Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso to win this year’s world championship, and should have won it last year too. The Scot – who drives for Force India – thinks Spaniard Alonso should actually be crowned a four-time title winner at the end of the 2013 season. “He should have been champion last [...]
Spanish Grand Prix: Force India preview Barcelona
Drivers and teams preview the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 5 of the 2013 Formula 1 world championship, at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Vijay’s Vision Team Principal, Dr Mallya, reflects on the team’s best ever start to a season. The return to Europe after the first few flyaway races is an excellent moment to catch [...]
Daly to test for Sahara Force India
About one week before he climbs into a GP3 car for the opening rounds of the season in Barcelona, May 10-12th, American Conor Daly will spend Wednesday, 1 May doing aero testing in Sahara Force India’s 2013 F1 car. The test will take place at Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire, England. Formula One testing has resumed [...]
Di Resta: I said give me a faster car and they’ll get a podium
Paul Di Resta has urged his Force India team to go the extra mile to help him secure his first Formula One podium after another near-miss in Bahrain on Sunday. The Briton equalled his career best with fourth place at Sakhir, leading the race for three laps and tantalisingly close to a top three finish [...]
Force India: A tremendous job by the team
It was a successful day for Sahara Force India in Bahrain as Paul Di Resta raced to a strong fourth place. Teammate Adrian Sutil’s hopes of points ended with a first lap puncture. P4. Paul Di Resta: VJM06-04 Tyre strategy: Medium, Hard, Hard “It’s great to round off the fly-away races with a fourth place [...]
Force India: An excellent team effort
Sahara Force India carried its strong form into today’s qualifying session for the Bahrain Grand Prix with Paul Di Resta setting the seventh fastest time ahead of teammate Adrian Sutil in eighth. They are expected to start fifth and sixth following grid penalties for Hamilton and Webber. P7* Paul Di Resta: VJM06-04 “We knew we [...]
Force India: We are feeling happy with how things have gone
A busy day in Bahrain saw both Sahara Force Indias inside the top ten during today’s free practice sessions ahead of Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Paul Di Resta: VJM06-04 “As Fridays go it’s been positive and we’ve achieved as much as we could realistically have hoped for. The car is working well and responding as [...]
Force India: It’s the first time we’ve scored points in China
Sahara Force India secured four championship points today as Paul Di Resta raced to eighth place at the Shanghai International Circuit. Adrian Sutil’s race ended early when he was hit from behind by Esteban Gutierrez. P8:Paul Di Resta VJM06-04 “A good result in the end and a strong recovery after a difficult start to the [...]
Force India: We expected to be a bit more competitive
Qualifying at the Shanghai International Circuit saw Paul Di Resta and Adrian Sutil qualify in 11th and 13th places respectively for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix. P11. Paul Di Resta: VJM06-04 “I think P11 is a reasonable result considering the difficulties we had during final practice where our performance level dropped away. The changes we made [...]