Information about Force India

A team that has changed names four times in as many years, Force India was previously Spyker, owned by the Dutch sports car manufacturer who had bought the team from Midland. Before that it was known as Jordan for many years, and in all four forms have been perennial tail enders in F1. They failed to score any points in 2006, and manage a single point in 2007. Perhaps, with deep pockets from Indian billionaire owner Vijay Mallya, they might do better in 2008.

Base: Silverstone, UK
Drivers: Adrian Sutil (GER) and Giancarlo Fisichella (ITA), (test drivers: V. Liuzzi, R. Rodriquez, G. Van der Garde).

Adrian Sutil comes fresh from winning the 2006 Japanese Formula Three title, and has enjoyed a mixed resume of success since racing professionally in 2002. The high-point of his career so far was finishing runner up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2005 Euroseries Formula three championship. He tested for Spyker in 2006 shortly after it was bought from Midland and joined them as second driver. He scored a single point in 2007 in an unremarkable season for the team, retiring seven times.

Statistics
Date of birth: 11 January 1983
First Grand Prix win: none
Number of Grand Prix driven: 17
Grand Prix wins: none
Pole positions: none
Podiums: 0
Career points to: 1

Giancarlo Fisichella started his career in karting, he progressed to compete in the Italian F3 championship in 1992, where he eventually became champion in 1994. Soon after, he signed with Minardi as a test driver and his debut as a full driver came in 1995. He then moved to Benetton and raced with them for four years, posting numerous point positions. However, after his relationship with the Benetton owner soured, Fisichella moved to Jordan in 2002. Unfortunately, 2003 was a disappointing year, with Fisichella only finishing 12th in the Drivers' Championship, his worst in his F1 career. He signed with Sauber-Petronas in 2004 for a consistent season scoring in nine races. In 2005 he joined the highly successful Renault team and made a dream start with a pole position and victory in the Australian GP, eventually finishing 5th overall but helping Renault take the Constructors' Championship with five podiums. In 2006 he took just one chequered flag but consistently finished high up in the points to ensure Renault once again took the Constructors' Championship, and finished a commendable fourth in the drivers' standings. 2007 wasn’t quite as stellar as Renault failed to emulate their previous two successful seasons, and the best he managed was fourth at Monaco anda string of fifths and sixth’s to finish eighth overall behind his junior teammate Kovailanen. He was dumped by the team for 2008 and now moves down the ladder to join the tail enders.

Statistics
Date of birth: 14 January 1973
First Grand Prix win: Interlagos 2003
Number of Grand Prix driven: 196
Grand Prix wins: 3
Pole positions: 3
Podiums: 18
Career points: 267

Technical details and statistics:
Chassis: F8-VII
Engine: Ferrari 056H
Tyres: Bridgestone
First season: 2008
World championships: 0
Highest race finish (number of times): 0
Pole position: 0
Podium finishes: 0
Official web-site: www.forceindiaf1.com

note: Statistics up to the end of 2007season