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Klien hopeful of Force India drive

Christian Klien has turned up the heat on Froce India as he hopes to secure a race seat with the team for 2008. The Austrian took part in the team's four-day at Jerez last week. The Austrian driver, who also tested for the team in Barcelona last month, was one of six drivers to take the wheel of Force India's challenger as the team tested both the 2008 electronics package and new Bridgestone slicks. 

"It was a good test and I think the team learned a lot from having drivers with different experience and ability to help move things forward," said Klien. "Fisichella and I did some long runs, setting comparable times, and I set my fastest laptime on slicks before the end of the day. I could see how energized the whole team was by the test; they found time in the car and we worked hard to get the most out of it. On the new slicks the car felt even better, but even on the grooved tyres the times were pretty good." 

"It was good to see Dr Mallya joining the other management in Jerez on two of the days and once again I can see how hard everyone in this team is pushing to make progress in 2008," Klien added. "Force India is clearly interested to work with experienced, quick drivers who know the circuits and also the technical areas to focus on, so I really concentrated on giving good feedback and working closely with the engineers to maximise performance." 

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