Monaco Grand Prix – The key decisions
Welcome to our look-back at the key decisions which made the Monaco Grand Prix.
Monaco is normally a frustrating race for team strategists.
Qualifying is so important, it sets the tone for the race and only the start and the sole pit stop give any real opportunity to gain track positions. That said, a safety car [...]
Has Force India got the downforce to challenge?
Today saw the penultimate launch of the ‘established’ teams in Formula 1. Force India unveiled their VJM03 to the world and tomorrow it will run for the first time in the test at Jerez. Tonio Liuzzi will drive the car for the first two days and then Adrian Sutil will take over for the final [...]
Force India in a mix-up over Fisi to Ferrari
It’s rare in Formula 1 that a team gets to enjoy a moment of pure ecstasy, without something coming along to spoil it.
And so it is proving for Force India, which scored a magnificent podium from pole position in yesterday’s Belgian Grand Prix, but today is having a very public internal argument about whether [...]
Force India resolve payment problem
The Force India team had an embarrassing moment this morning when a legal dispute spilled over into the paddock as German police officials tried to impound their motorhome and other assets.
It relates to a dispute with a supplier over the motorhome. It happened at breakfast time and guests of team sponsor Medion were forced to [...]
Watch out for Force India!
Things are really starting to hot up now as the new season approaches and the final two tests before the first race are upon us. This week Jerez, next week Barcelona. We will know who’s looking good and who’s not in the next fortnight.
The new Force India package has been launched and this team are [...]
The new McLaren B team
The news that Force India has established a five year technical collaboration with McLaren and Mercedes comes as no surprise, indeed both sides have been talking about it for some months now. But it is quite a significant move for several reasons.
It marks the first time that Mercedes has supplied a second team with engines. [...]