Adrian Sutil is Force India’s asset: Otmar Szafnauer
Although no verdict has yet been given by Force India over its drivers’ line-up for the 2011 Formula One season , yet its chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer believes to see Adrian Sutil with the team for another season.
The team owner, Vijay Mallya announced earlier this month that he is really excited about the plans of the team for next year. The Indian billionaire and the owner of Kingfisher Airline told the media that he is hopeful to have a brilliant drivers’ line-up,
which will get the best out of the team’s new car. However, Mallya did not give any specific date for the announcement of the drivers, rather he stated that he will soon come up with further news.
On the other hand, the Silverstone based team's Chief Operating Officer, Szafnauer told the reporters this morning that he is certain that the team will never want to lose a great driver like Sutil. He accepted the fact that the German has a reputation of
being outspoken at times, but once on the track he is flawless. He further added that very soon the driver will be counted among the best drivers on the track.
Szafnauer, told the reporters earlier today, "He is sometimes almost too honest. In terms of driving, he sits directly behind Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel and Kubica among the category of the top drivers in Formula One."
Force India's team boss, Mallya has also expressed immense joy for having the German under his umbrella. The 28-year-old has been driving with the Indian squad since 2008, when it was formed, and had not been replaced although two Indian drivers, Narain
Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok expressed a lot of interest for driving with their country’s team.
He wrapped the 2010 season at 11th place in the drivers’ charts with 47 points, despite the fact that the team did not possess a very competitive car. Moreover, finishing two races of the season at fifth place was also a great achievement for
the racer.
While talking about Sutil, Mallya added, "He has grown with the team and contributed to our improvements. He is also developing personally and I expect this upwards trend to continue."
He explained Force India's progress saying, “The organisation is better, Mercedes and McLaren have helped us and our design department is working professionally.”
Besides Force India, HRT is the only team that hasn't yet announced one of its drivers for the upcoming season.
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