The closer you get the difficult it becomes but the spirited Force India Formula One Team is extremely optimistic as they are yet again aiming for Q2 place in the upcoming Spanish grand Prix qualifying session and will leave no stone unturned to achieve their supposed target this time around.
The luck has surely not been on the Force India side thus far as first they narrowly missing the Q2 spot in Malaysia for the first time in over a season that too by just 0.05secs and then missing out on Q2 in Bahrain by just over one-tenth of a second.
The Formula One circuit has come to Europe for the first time this season and the Force India is heavily banking on its new aero package to reach the second qualifying session after achieving its first double finish of the year in the last race in Bahrain.
“One-tenth of a second has never mattered as much as now. All the guys at the track and back at the factory are doing everything they possibly can to get every millisecond and we are now tantalisingly close to that competitive midfield group,” Force India Chairman and Managing Director, Vijay Mallya, quoted in its website.
“I have every confidence and no doubt that it will come,” said positive Mallya.
“We’re no longer at the back and though it will get tougher here on in, it’s a golden opportunity for us. No one expects miracles, but the fact that we qualified close to the top 16 and finished in the top 12 in Malaysia and Bahrain demonstrates everything is happening strongly and positively,” added Mallya.
"The VJM01 for sure seems to be moving forward with each race, and the Barcelona test confirmed this very clearly. It has more grip overall, but especially under braking, so it is more stable and we are able to push,” said confident Giancarlo Fisichella.
“We've gone from a 1min 22.2 lap round Barcelona in February to a 1min 20.7 at the test last week. With new aero parts coming in Spain too, I am pretty sure we can carry on with this progress as all the parts that have been fitted to the car,” added Fisichella.
"Unfortunately we missed out on Q2 in Bahrain by just over a tenth, but again Giancarlo put in a very impressive race with very competitive lap times to finish 12th,” Team principal Colin Kolles rued.
“Our targets this time out will be to reach Q2 in qualifying and to score points. We are working very hard to reach these targets and I am confident we will reach them sooner rather than later,” Kolles added.
"For the Spanish Grand Prix we will introduce some more aerodynamic updates, which is really a continuation of our cycle of aero development that has produced new parts for every race so far this year,” said Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer.
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