Italian Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil of Germany were on Thursday unveiled as the drivers of the new Force India team that will race in Formula One this year.
Another Italian, Vitantonio Liuzzi, will serve as the test driver of the former Spyker team, now jointly owned by flamboyant Indian billionaire Vijay Mallya and the Mol family from the Netherlands.
Fisichella, who turns 35 on Monday and is a veteran of 196 Grand Prix races, was signed after he was eased out by Renualt at the end of the previous season to make way for Fernando Alonso who moved from McLaren.
Sutil, who finished 19th with Spyker last season, was retained as the number two driver after testing with Force India last month alongside, among others, Ralf Schumacher and Christian Klien.
Mallya, the Branson and famous for his larger than life image and hi-fi parties whose empire extends from breweries to airlines, has chosen the slogan “force of a billion hearts” to attract Indians to the team.
“No one believed India would have a Formula One team but we are there,” said Mallya. “In years to come, we will be a force to reckon with.”
The team will use two of the Ferrari-powered former Spyker F8-VII chassis in its new interim burgundy and white livery.
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Force India F1 driver line up
It seems the Silverstone-based Force India Grand Prix team are set to announce that Giancarlo Fisichella will join Adrian Sutil on track for them during the 2008 FIA F1 World Championship season.
Fisichella was just one of a number of drivers who undertook a test run for the squad prior to Christmas, and since the Jerez test he has been constantly linked with the team.A handful of other hopefuls also took to the track and tested for the Vijay Mallya-owned team and a number have ruled themselves out of the running in recent weeks – including Ralf Schumacher.Fisichella drove for the Silverstone team when it was called Jordan and the Italian's arrival would bring much experience to a team who are looking to progress up the grid and challenge for world championship points.
I thought somehow Narain would be able to manage or ForceIndia would take Narain into its board. Afterall Narain is a born quick driver. Never mind may be next year. But we would surely want to see him in the F1 circuit.
Fisichella was just one of a number of drivers who undertook a test run for the squad prior to Christmas, and since the Jerez test he has been constantly linked with the team.A handful of other hopefuls also took to the track and tested for the Vijay Mallya-owned team and a number have ruled themselves out of the running in recent weeks – including Ralf Schumacher.Fisichella drove for the Silverstone team when it was called Jordan and the Italian's arrival would bring much experience to a team who are looking to progress up the grid and challenge for world championship points.
I thought somehow Narain would be able to manage or ForceIndia would take Narain into its board. Afterall Narain is a born quick driver. Never mind may be next year. But we would surely want to see him in the F1 circuit.
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