2010 F1 season preview: Force India

Last year they got their first points, first pole and first podium. Can Force India carry the momentum of their 2009 breakthrough into 2010?

Ian Phillips leaves Force India after 19 years

Force India’s director of business affairs, Ian Phillips, has left the team. He had been with them since they entered their first F1 race as Jordan in 1991.
A statement issued by the team said:
In 1990 Ian moved to the new 7-Up Jordan team as commercial manager, beginning a lifelong friendship with Eddie Jordan. He has [...]

Technical director Key leaves Force India

Force India technical director James Key has left team after 13 years at the Silverstone-based squad.
He joined the team in 1998 in its original incarnation, Jordan, and became technical director in 2005, the team’s final year in that form.
Mark Smith takes over the role of technical director. Key’s work was mainly focussed on the aerodynamic [...]

Second-fastest Sutil says pace is “real”

Adrian Sutil said the pace of the new Force India in the final day of F1 testing in Jerez is a true reflection of the car’s potential.
Speaking after the test he said:
I was not completely light, it’s not our goal to do that because there’s no reason to do that in our first real day [...]

Fuel heavy car “like a bus” – Liuzzi

Vitantonio Liuzzi says the ban on refuelling in F1 this year means cars handle “like a bus” when their tanks are full.
He drove the the Force India VJM03 for the first time today with both heavy and low fuel loads and said the difference between the two was “like a Lotus Elise and a bus!”
He [...]

Force India VJM03 and VJM02 compared

Force India say their VJM03 is a development of last year’s car. They hope will be just as strong on high- and medium-downforce tracks as the VJM02 was on low-downforce circuits.
Have a look at how the two cars compare with these side-by-side comparisons.

Sutil, Liuzzi and Szafnauer interviews

Force India has launched its 2010 F1 car, the VJM03. The team has also published some interviews with its drivers and chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer on the season ahead:
Adrian Sutil, driver
2009 was a transitional year for the team, and you scored your best result in F1 to date. How would you sum up this [...]

Force India launch VJM03 (Pictures)

Force India have revealed their 2010 F1 car, the VJM03.
The team say the car is an evolution of last year’s VJM02 – but they expect it to be strong on more than just low-downforce tracks. Here are the first pictures of the VJM03.

Paul di Resta becomes Force India tester

Pictures: Paul di Resta’sForce India test

Paul di Resta will join Force India as the team’s third driver in 2010.
The team confirmed he will also get the chance to drive in Friday test sesions in order to learn the F1 tracks, raising the possibility of him driving for the team in 2011.
Di Resta said he was [...]

Harlow explains refuelling ban challenges

Force India chief race engineer Dominic Harlow reckons the ban on in-race refuelling in 2010 will make driver skill more important.
Harlow added that tackling wet weather races with heavy fuel tanks will be especially challenging:
In wet conditions the extra weight of the cars will be another interesting factor, and will probably accentuate the differences between [...]