Force India set sights on fifth place
Force India have set their sights high for the 2011 season with CEO Otmar Szafnauer saying are targeting a fifth-place finish in the Constructions' Championship.
The Silverstone-based team had to settle for seventh spot in the 2010 standings, but they are confident their new challenger, the VJM04, will help them to push on this season.
"Last year we finished a strong seventh - and we were sixth for most of the season," Szafnauer said during the launch of their 2011 car. "We always want to improve and our objectives this year are to finish higher than last year.
"So we are targeting fifth place in the Championship - and in order to do that we have to score points from the beginning and then all the way through to the end. To do that, we need strong development during the year - and if all goes well, then perhaps even a podium finish or two is an aim."
Force India are unable to compete with some of the other teams when it comes to finances, but they are finding other innovative ways to stay in touch.
"We probably have half the personnel of some of the other bigger teams, but we know that is where we are," he said. "We have honed our processes and procedures. We know what we have to do and we go out and do it. We punch above our weight, and our target is to do so even more.
"It is difficult in the midfield, and the more we move up the more difficult it becomes. But we are up for the challenge. We think fifth in an achievable objective and target - and hopefully we can get podium finishes if all goes well."
Credit: PlanetF1.com (www.planetf1.com)
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