All Posts Tagged With: "Vijay Mallya"
Meet The Cars: Force India VJM03
The latter half of 2009 was a surprisingly good time for Force India with the back row minnows suddenly playing with the championship duelers and threatening to win races in what can be only described as an overnight improvement. The Belgian Grand Prix will go down as the race that they should have won, and [...]
Force India Confirm Vitantonio Liuzzi As Fisichella’s Replacement
Following the news that Giancarlo Fisichella had been given the opportunity to drive for Ferrari as substitute for the recuperating Felipe Massa, Force India have promoted their test driver and once Scuderia Toro Rosso pilot Vitantonio Liuzzi. Liuzzi, who has 39 race starts under his belt, has scored points in every season he has competed [...]
Ferrari Announce Fisichella For Remainder Of Season
After much speculation it has been announced that Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella has been released from his contract with Force India in order to substitute the recuperating Felipe Massa at Ferrari for the remainder of the 2009 season. It was recently announced that Felipe would not return to racing this year and that Scuderia Ferrari [...]
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 [...]
Rubens Barrichello & Honda Closing In On Deal?
More news is filtering through this week on the future of Honda, and although little has been confirmed by the motor company itself, pace appears to be gathering towards a deal that will see the team on the grid in Melbourne. Reuters and Autosport are saying that negotiations are continuing, and that Rubens Barrichello is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
