Team Force India F1

History in F1

Force India is one of the newest teams on the F1 circuit, established by buying out Team Spyker F1. It was established in 2007, by Indian businessman Vijay Mallya and former Spyker-owner, Michiel Mol, who is Dutch. It is part of having more of an Indian presence in F1, with Indian drivers, as well as Delhi slated to host its first F1 race in the 2011 season. The team is still ironing out kinks and only won its first ever championship point in the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix.

Team Force India has completed 39 races to date. In the 2009 season, Team Force India was able to win 13 points and the team is eager to do better this season.

Technical Details and Statistics
Force India began by using the VJM01 chassis - based on old Spyker chassis - and Ferrari 056 V8 engine. In 2009, the team changed to a Mercedes engine and this year is running the VJM03 chassis and Mercedes FO 108X V8 engine.

Base: Silverstone (UK)
Team principal: Vijay Mallya
Main drivers: Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi
Engine: Mercedes-Benz
Chassis: VJM03
Debut F1 Season: 2008
World Championship titles: 0
Highest race finish: 2 (x1)
Pole position: 1
Fastest lap times: 1

Drivers

Driver 1: Adrian Sutil
Sutil arrived on the F1 racing scene in 2006, when he joined Midland F1 Racing as a test driver. His racing background comes from Formula BMW and Formula Three racing. He has been plagued with problems, having had to retire out of 11 races in the 2008 season and four races in 2009. 2010 will be his third year with the Force India Team and there is pressure for him to show some consistent results this year.

Driver Statistics:
Nationality: German
Date of birth: 11 January 1983
World Championship titles: 0
Number of Grand Prix won: 0
Pole positions: 0
Career points: 16
Podiums: 0

Driver 2: Vitantonio Liuzzi
Liuzzi's first F1 Grand Prix race was the 2005 San Marino Grand Prix and he had driven for teams Red Bull Racing, Torro Rosso and since 2009 Force India. Like his team mate, Sutil, Liuzzi has a lot to prove this season, having only debuted for Force India during the last five races of the 2009 F1 season.

Driver Statistics:
Nationality: Italy
Date of birth: 6 August 1981
World Championship titles: 0
Number of Grand Prix won: 0
Pole positions: 0
Career points: 13
Podiums: 0