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| Sahara Force India enjoyed a strong showing in the Belgian Grand Prix as Nico Hulkenberg scored the best result of his career with fourth place. Paul Di Resta raced to tenth to bring the team a total of 13 points and hel |
| move the team up to seventh place in the constructors' championship |
P4 Nico Hulkenberg (VJM05/03)
Tyre strategy: New hard, new medium, new hard
Nico: “I’m delighted with the result today – my best finish in
Formula One. It’s a result that the whole team has worked hard for and I want to say
a huge ‘thank you’ to all the guys because everything went perfectly today.
The start was eventful, but fortunately I avoided all the debris and was able to take
advantage of the situation. I was up a high as second and for a while I was even thinking
we could finish on the podium. But the race was tough; I had some great fights with Kimi
and Michael, and I was always on the limit. For us it was clear that we had to stop twice
and we made the strategy work. So I’ve got a big smile on my face today because
it’s just the result we needed for our fight in the championship.”
P10 Paul Di Resta (VJM05/02)
Tyre strategy: Used medium, new hard, new hard
Paul: “A tough race for me largely due to the KERS failure on the car just before
the race, which really hurt my performance and speed on the straights. I couldn’t
really attack or defend, which is a shame because I was up to fourth place at the start,
but we couldn’t capitalise on it. I kept battling and tried my best to come away
with the final point, but so much more was possible today.”
Dr Vijay Mallya, Team Principal & Managing Director
“Spa usually delivers drama and great racing, and today’s Grand Prix was
full of both. Nico drove a brilliant race to finish fourth on a day when it was important
to capitalise on the first lap incident that befell some of our competitors. He stayed out
of trouble and ran as high as second after the safety car and showed strong pace with a
perfect two-stop strategy. We’ve been waiting for a result like this for a while and
it’s a great reward for Nico and the entire team. We could have scored even more
points had Paul’s race not been compromised by the KERS failure, and he did well to
pick up a point today. The result is important for our fight in the constructors’
championship because we have now moved ahead of Williams. We will try and carry this
momentum into Monza next weekend.”
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