
Monte Carlo: Sahara Force India recorded their best finish of the season with Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg securing seventh and eighth position respectively at the Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo on Sunday. It was the second double finish of the season for Force India since both its cars got into the top 10 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia in March. Force India thus picked up...

10:54 PM, May 27, 2012

Monte Carlo: Nico Hulkenberg and his team-mate Paul Di Resta will start at the fifth and seventh rows respectively at the grid on Sunday as the Sahara Force India team had a decent qualifying session at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix in Mnte Carlo on Saturday. Hulkenberg qualified in P11 ahead of Di Resta in P15. With a grid penalty for Pastor Maldonado of Renault, both the Sahara Force...

10:13 PM, May 26, 2012

Monte Carlo: F1 driver Nico Hulkenberg is looking to continue his good run in Monaco and said the updates that his team Force India brought to the Spanish Grand Prix last week will help them to do well this weekend in Monte Carlo. Hulkenberg had finished in top-10 with a timing of 1:39:09.709 at Catalunya Circuit last week and said he is up for the challenge this weekend. "I enjoy...

06:05 PM, May 21, 2012

Barcelona: It turned out to be a mixed outing for Sahara Force India as Nico Hulkenberg finished 10th in the Spanish Grand Prix but team-mate Paul di Resta ended up outside the points bracket in Barcelona on Sunday. Hulkenberg's 10th-place finish helped the team earn a point, but it was not helped by di Resta's 14th position at the Catalunya Circuit. Hulkenberg, who started 14th on the grid, gained four...

11:15 PM, May 13, 2012

Barcelona: Nico Hulkenberg was the best placed Sahara Force India driver with a top-10 position in the free practice sessions ahead of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix, in Barcelona on Friday. The young German finished 10th in both the sessions, managing a time of 1 minute 24.365 sec in the second one, which was better than the 1:25.339 effort in the morning. The team evaluated its latest developments and worked through...

10:20 PM, May 11, 2012

Barcelona: The team could not do much at the Mugello mid-season test but Sahara Force India driver Paul di Resta is counting on his familiarity with the Circuit de Catalunya to earn some points for his side in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. Rain and other car issues affected Force India's testing in Italy recently but Paul said at least they have basic knowledge of the new developments in the car...

06:44 PM, May 07, 2012

London: The Force India Formula One team must pay legal costs of more than $1 million Dollars within two weeks after a copyright case involving rivals Caterham and the operators of an Italian wind tunnel, a judge ruled on Friday. Court sources said Mr Justice Arnold awarded Mike Gascoyne, Caterham's chief technical officer, an interim payment of costs of 400,000 Pounds and 1Malaysia Racing Team of 250,000 Pounds. 1Malaysia Racing...

01:50 PM, May 05, 2012

Paris: Force India reserve driver Jules Bianchi has been behind the steering wheel for the in-season testing at Mugello that started on Tuesday. In an exclusive interview, the 22-year-old French driver, who is part of the Ferrari Driver Academy, talks to IBNLive.com about the Mugello test and his experience with the team. How was your experience on Day 1 of the testing session at Mugello? It has been quite difficult...

05:59 PM, May 02, 2012

Paris: It is now apparent that this weekend's Bahrain GP is not about Formula One anymore. The ever intensifying protests against the government have completely overshadowed the race. Among the teams, Force India literally felt the impact of the strife after a firebomb exploded near the vehicle that was carrying its team members. Two of the members even left Bahrain following this incident. The impact was felt during the practice...

04:41 PM, Apr 21, 2012

On this episode, Sahara Force India drivers look ahead to 2012 Formula 1 season and all the motoring news from around the world. ...

11:59 PM, Mar 17, 2012

Barcelona: Force India's Nico Hulkenberg edged Sergio Perez for the fastest time in Formula One testing on Wednesday, while Red Bull was quickest among the 2012 favourites. Hulkenberg's lap of 1 minute, 22.608 seconds was slightly quicker than his Sauber rival's, while defending F1 champion Sebastian Vettel was third for Red Bull with a time of 1:22.891. Fernando Alonso of Ferrari was fourth in front of Daniel Ricciardo of Toro...

08:58 AM, Feb 23, 2012

Jerez: Reserve driver Jules Bianchi's "mistake" left VJM05-02 damaged and cost Sahara Force India a major part of track time to evaluate systems on the third day of their pre-season testing in Jerez on Thursday. The mechanics worked hard to repair the right rear corner of the car but ultimately the team was missing one small brake component, which prevented them from returning to the track. The replacement part was...

01:27 PM, Feb 10, 2012

Berlin: Former Force India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil has lodged an appeal against last week's 18-month suspended sentence for a nightclub brawl, his agent said on Wednesday. Sutil, 29, received the sentence and a 200,000-Euro fine for causing grievous bodily harm in a Shanghai nightclub brawl last year where Eric Lux, chief executive of Renault F1 team owners Genii Capital, was injured. "We have taken this step because we...

10:12 AM, Feb 09, 2012

Munich: Former Force India driver Adrian Sutil was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm to a Formula One team owner in a night club confrontation in China and given an 18-month suspended sentence on Tuesday. The Munich district court passed the verdict and the sentence after a two-day trial. The prosecutors had asked for a 21-month suspended sentence. Sutil was also fined $262,200, to be paid to charities. "The defendant...

06:37 PM, Jan 31, 2012

New Delhi: Sahara Force India have completed their drivers' line-up for the 2012 season by signing French racer Jules Bianchi as their reserve driver. Bianchi, who was with Ferrari as a test and reserve driver in the 2011 season and also finished third in the 2011 GP2 Series, has been promised a minimum of nine Friday practice sessions during Grand Prix weekends. The 22-year-old Frenchman will be integrated in the...

07:55 PM, Jan 27, 2012