Force India joins the grid with 2009 VJM02
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While we were busy preparing for the automotive fun fest that is the Geneva Motor Show, one of the last Formula One cars for the 2009 season made its public debut. Called the VJM02 – the second new car since Indian businessman Vijay Mallya bought and rechristened the team Force India – the new challenger ditches the red and gold livery from last year in favor of the orange, white and green of the Indian national flag. As we reported previously, Force India terminated its engine supply deal with Ferrari in favor of a new deal with Mercedes-Benz, incorporating the engine, gearbox, regenerative braking system and hydraulics, implemented on the new car, which will be driven by veteran pilots Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil. With all the cars now revealed and Honda returning to the grid as Brawn GP, it's full speed ahead to the season opener in Melbourne, Australia on March 29.
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hyundaifans.com 10:05AM (3/10/2009)
Cant believe they kept Fisichella. He must be paying them.....
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Jsams4131 10:17AM (3/10/2009)
lmao probably..but being an F1 driver is more about who you know, but I really look forward to Force India moving up the grid as opposed to doing the exact opposite all last year. I believe they almost came in last and second to last every race and in qualifying last season. Except when Force india was in Monaco and Raikkonen slammed into the back when Force India got their car into 7th place. good luck F.I.
Metar 10:30AM (3/10/2009)
Except for the fact that Sutil was far worse last year? He drove it into the wall (or grass) on every other race. His only good performance was Monaco - but that wasn't 7th, it was 4th. Fisichella temporarily held the car in 2nd place at Singapore, even if that was due to pitstop-strategy.
Also, Autoblog - it's been two weeks since VJM02 launched! Guess it's better to show up late than not show up at all...
slicecom 10:44AM (3/10/2009)
Sutil was worth keeping for his performance in Monaco alone. Fisichella should have been out of F1 years ago. I have no idea why he's still around. He must bring in a lot of sponsor money.
Cypher09 11:16AM (3/10/2009)
@ Metar
Out of Sutil's 11 Retirements last season 6 of them were from mechanical failures & one was from being punted by Kimi. Driving the 08 Force India under race conditions is like juggling knives for for an hour and 20 mins, eventually there is going to be an accident.
Mehul 9:20PM (3/10/2009)
@Metar
They are 2 weeks late DESPITE me sending a tip
bumsen_weg 11:42AM (3/10/2009)
Can't believe Force India are still running around with the Formula One idea...Malya could do with introducing two more champagnes rather than investing his money in formula one after the bad performance last season.
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M 12:49AM (3/16/2009)
good luck to F.I. !
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