All Posts Tagged With: "Force India"
Australia 2009: Fisichella Apologises For Pitstop Blunder
Giancarlo Fisichella, Formula One’s second most experienced driver behind Rubens Barrichello, has apologised to his team for the error he made during his pitstop earlier today in the race. The incident happened on lap 20 as Fisichella entered the pitlane for his first stop. The Italian driver missed his garage and waiting mechanics and had [...]
F12009: Force India Preview
With a collaboration with McLaren and Mercedes-Benz, 2009 should see the Force India team improve in both pace and reliability over their dismal 2008 performance. Coupled with a continuation in drivers and team boss Vijay Mallya taking a more hands-on role within the team, the 2008 back row minnows could be about to launch themselves [...]
Who Will Be Faster In 2009: STR vs. Force India
Scuderia Toro Rosso are yet to receive the blueprints for their 2009 car, but both Sebastien Bourdais and Sebastien Buemi have been putting in some serious mileage in the 2008 post-season tests and also in the pre-2009 sessions. Driving a modified STR3 with less downforce and slick tyres, both drivers have been acclimatising themselves to [...]
Force India Have High Expectations For 2009
Although pictures of the car managed to find their way on to the Internet yesterday, today was the first time we could see the new VJM02 on track and compare the lap times set by the car to others who were also taking part in the group test at Jerez. With Sunday being the official [...]
Launches 2009: Force India VJM02 Makes Track Debut
Although among the last of the cars to be launched, Force India’s 2009 challenger, the VJM02, was given a shakedown at Silverstone earlier in the week. Today, photographs of the short test as well as some studio images that show the squad’s new livery have been spreading around the Internet. It is currently unclear as [...]
2009 Championship Predictions: Part II
Following on from the vague predictions regarding the top five teams competing in the 2009 Formula One World Championship, we now turn our attention to the other half of the grid for my ‘09 predictions. 2008 saw some impressive action from the midfield, with lap times very closely bunched together. However, with a shakeup in [...]
Force India VJM02 To Be Launched In March
While in New Delhi, Force India boss Vijay Mallya has let it be known that the second chassis to be built by the team will be unveiled at Jerez in early-March. Part of the reason why the 2009 Force India is delayed is due to the team having to fit new components that were not [...]
Force India Announce Big Changes
Force India have announced some major changes to the structure of their team today, both on the management front and with regards to the technical alliance with McLaren that has been on the tables for some time now. Vijay Mallya’s team have now parted ways with 2008 engine supplier Ferrari, and the squad are free [...]
