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the-south-asian Life & Times Oct - Dec 2011 |
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Inside Force India Formula One Team
Headquarters:
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK Chairman and team principal: Vijay Mallya Co-owner: Jan & Michel Mol Team Director: Bob Fernley Chief operating officer: Otmar Szafnauer Technical director: Andrew Green Sporting director: Andy Stevenson Chief Designer 2011: Ian Hall Chief Designer 2012: Akio Haga 2011 car: VJM04 Engine: Mercedes Tyres: Pirelli Weight: 640 kg
The four-year old Silverstone-based Force India
team, has evolved from many incarnations – Jordan Grand Prix, Midland, and
Spyker. Vijay
Mallya, Chairman of India's UB Group, and Jan & Michel Mol, Dutch
businessmen, purchased the team from Spyker Cars N.V in October 2007 and
renamed it Force India, representing India and giving it the colours of the
Indian flag. The newly
incarnated team, in early 2008 made history as the first Indian team to
participate in FIA Formula One World Championship. The team drivers were
Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil, supported by Tonio Liuzzi as test and
reserve driver. The team finished the year with no points. But it is a different story today. Force India has
moved from the back of the grid to a team able to run in the top ten.
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