Force India driver Paul di Resta thinks Sauber are out of their reach – Formula 1 news
Force India driver Paul di Resta has said that it will be extremely hard to beat Sauber in the 2012 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship in the last two grands prix of the ongoing season.
The Silverstone based team is currently standing at 7th place in the constructors’ rankings. Moreover, they are 22 points ahead of Williams and are 29 points behind their main rival, Sauber.
Di Resta is confident that they are competitive enough to defend their position from the Grove based team, but insisted that it will be very hard to catch up their major opponent in the final two races.
Furthermore, he said that they are hopefully looking forward to perform well in the United States Grand Prix which will be held at an entirely new track in the calendar, Circuit of The Americas, this weekend.
“I think under normal circumstances you'd probably say Sauber are out of reach. Williams looked good in Abu Dhabi, but I think we're in a strong enough position to defend from them,” said Di Resta. “Austin will be an unknown but it's a new track so it's
likely to be similar to Abu Dhabi with new tarmac and smooth surface.”
In addition, he said that they are making some essential preparations to come up stronger in the approaching race and are aiming to attain good result.
“I've not done a massive amount, to be honest. I've seen some maps of the circuit, but main preparation will come from my simulator session on the Monday of race week. So I'll arrive in America with it fresh in my mind,” he added.
Force India have performed convincingly well in the season so far and have been considered as one of the most competent midfield competitors in this year’s championship fight.
Even though, the team principal, Vijay Mallya has been really happy with the overall performance of his squad in the season until now. However, he has asserted that their target is to beat the Hinwil based team in the championship battle.
Let’s see how they perform in the final two rounds of the current season.
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