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Force India eyes better qualifying

Fresh from its first top 10 finish at the last event in Spain, the Force India team has high hopes of sustaining this momentum for the remainder of the season. To improve, the team is targeting an improvement in qualifying.

"Nothing is a better feeling at this stage in the season than a top 10 result," said team owner Vijay Mallya. "We've been in the sport for five months, and it's a feeling that makes us believe in ourselves and confirm that we're making progress. We shouldn't underestimate this achievement - this team was getting better all the time last year, however regular top 12 finishes were something of a rarity. I hope this year we can make it a permanent trend."

"To do so we need to look at our qualifying so we start higher up and can take full advantage of the car's potential now," he added. "Once more in Spain we showed well in practice but seemed to lose it in qualifying, but I have every confidence that we'll isolate the reason and move on."

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