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| Sahara Force India secured four points on home ground today as Nico Hulkenberg finished the Indian Grand Prix in a strong eighth place while team-mate Paul Di Resta finished in P12 |
P8
Nico Hulkenberg (VJM05/03)
Tyre strategy: New soft, new hard
Nico: “I’m very happy with the
result today and I think eighth was about the maximum that was possible. It was a great
team performance and I’m feeling satisfied with what we achieved today. At the
start I didn’t get the best getaway, but I had a good first lap and was able to
overtake Rosberg on the back straight and Maldonado going into turn four. The middle
part of the race was quite lonely for me because I was running in clean air, but towards
the end Grosjean was very close behind me and pushing me hard. But I didn’t crack
under the pressure, I kept him behind and we made the one-stop strategy work. You could
really feel the support for the team today in the grandstands and it’s great that
we could score points for them.”
P12 Paul Di Resta
(VJM05/02)
Tyre strategy: New soft, new hard
Paul: “It was quite a tough afternoon,
but I think that we achieved all we could from the race because I couldn’t get any
more out of the car today. I drove as hard as I could and was pushing all the way. We
were in the hunt battling with Rosberg and Senna, but I didn’t really get close
enough to challenge them. To be honest I’ve struggled to find the ideal balance
with the car all weekend. We identified a few issues in the data last night, but they
carried over into the race. I’m pretty sure the team can get on top of them and be
more competitive when we get to Abu Dhabi next week.”
Dr Vijay Mallya, Team Principal & Managing
Director
“I’m delighted to see Sahara Force India
score points at our home race – for the second year in a row. After qualifying we
knew we had a big task ahead of us, but Nico rose to the challenge and raced well to
finish in eighth place. It’s a very satisfying result and it means we have scored
points in the last six races – that’s every race since the summer break.
These are important points for our fight in the constructors’ championship and we
will continue to push very hard in the remaining three races. Paul also battled hard in
the race, moving up four places, but it was difficult for him to challenge for points in
the end. Overall it’s been another great Indian Grand Prix. The circuit is a
magnificent venue for motor racing and the Buddh International Circuit has once again
delivered a fantastic event which we have all enjoyed
immensely.”
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