The Force India team elected not to attend the opening pre-season test session in Valencia last week as it, like Red Bull Racing, preferred to concentrate on the development of its new car, the VJM03, which was launched online on Tuesday morning.
MILAN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Force India unveiled their new car
on Tuesday, saying greater stability than other Formula One
teams would boost their chances this season.
Some significant rules changes have made this a busy winter for all the F1 teams, although this year continuity in terms of engine and gearbox supply has been a boost for Force India. Technical director James Key explains some of the thinking behind the VJM03.
A brief chat with Tonio Liuzzi who is looking forward to contesting the 2010 world championship with Force India, his first full season of F1 since 2007.
While the VJM03 is an evolution of last year's strong car, it incorporates the package of rules changes introduced for this year, including the requirement...
Force India on Tuesday revealed its 2010 car.
"The VJM03 is definitely an evolution of the VJM02 in terms of the design
philosophies we have developed over the last year," said design director
Mark Smith.
"We are very happy with the direction, therefore we have opted to evolve
the car rather than significantly revise," he added.
After securing the team's first podium, pole and fastest lap in 2009,
Force India is now aiming for "more points and more podiums", said team
boss Vijay Mallya.
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