02 Sep 2012

Sahara Force India enjoyed a strong showing in today’s Belgian Grand Prix as Nico Hülkenberg scored the best result of his career with fourth place. Paul Di Resta raced to tenth to bring the team a total of 13 points and help move the team up to seventh place in the constructors’ championship.  

P4        Nico Hülkenberg (VJM05/03)
Tyre strategy: New hard, new medium, new hard

Nico: “I’m delighted with the result today – my best finish in Formula One. It’s a result that the whole team has worked hard for and I want to say a huge ‘thank you’ to all the guys because everything went perfectly today. The start was eventful, but fortunately I avoided all the debris and was able to take advantage of the situation. I was up a high as second and for a while I was even thinking we could finish on the podium. But the race was tough; I had some great fights with Kimi and Michael, and I was always on the limit. For us it was clear that we had to stop twice and we made the strategy work. So I’ve got a big smile on my face today because it’s just the result we needed for our fight in the championship.”  

P10      Paul Di Resta (VJM05/02)
Tyre strategy: Used medium, new hard, new hard

Paul: “A tough race for me largely due to the KERS failure on the car just before the race, which really hurt my performance and speed on the straights. I couldn’t really attack or defend, which is a shame because I was up to fourth place at the start, but we couldn’t capitalise on it. I kept battling and tried my best to come away with the final point, but so much more was possible today.” 

Dr Vijay Mallya, Team Principal & Managing Director
“Spa usually delivers drama and great racing, and today’s Grand Prix was full of both. Nico drove a brilliant race to finish fourth on a day when it was important to capitalise on the first lap incident that befell some of our competitors. He stayed out of trouble and ran as high as second after the safety car and showed strong pace with a perfect two-stop strategy. We’ve been waiting for a result like this for a while and it’s a great reward for Nico and the entire team. We could have scored even more points had Paul’s race not been compromised by the KERS failure, and he did well to pick up a point today. The result is important for our fight in the constructors’ championship because we have now moved ahead of Williams. We will try and carry this momentum into Monza next weekend.”

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Great force india. At Monza with Alonso and Hamilton on the track the Force India has chance to make a fourth?

Gennaro Francesco Tauro 01:29 PM on September 04, 2012

Hi everyone, I am Brazilian. I like the Force India. Since 2007 I saw a big team increase in this team.Today we are the power seventh in the formula one. This are resulted the long years of hard work and partners with vision to future. Let's go Force India!!!! Our goal is end in sixth in this year. I believe.. Best Regards, Wagner Melo.

WAGNER PREIRA DE MELO 05:24 AM on September 04, 2012

Nico (for Me) the best....I hope that you go in a primary team because you are a top driver.

Roberto 02:01 AM on September 04, 2012

well done boys great result good team effort;lets be on the poduim in monza with a one two finish good luck.

Steven Brand 01:39 AM on September 04, 2012

After the great result at Spa by Nico Hülkenberg. At Monza will bring new techniques and above all Paul Di Resta will still have problems with KERS?

Gennaro Francesco Tauro 06:51 PM on September 03, 2012

Great NICO !!!! is from the beginning of the season that point on your talent, and yesterday SPA did a super race.

Roberto 11:40 AM on September 03, 2012

Great day for Force India :) Keep concentrated for the rest of this season!!

Marvin Cmt-Hnr 11:10 PM on September 02, 2012

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