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Force India to focus on next season

According to Force India F1 co-owner Vijay Mallya the team is putting most of its effort into next year's car already. The team showed a reasonable start of the season but then fell a bit behind. Mallya has now admitted he is now putting his money more into next season.

Vijay Mallya

At Force India the development of this year's car won't completely stop just yet. The team will introduce a number of aerodynamic improvements at this weekend's German Grand Prix. Speaking about the team's expected car upgrades for the current season Mallya said: "We have some more small modifications coming for Hockenheim, which we've tested this week. We're the only team that doesn't have a seamless shift gearbox, and that's a couple of tenths anyway you look at it. When we have that, that is where we need to really push. That's all the significant modifications we have left for this year, because if I keep on hammering the team to produce better results this season, I'll compromise 2009, which is a huge opportunity.

"Trust me, I'm putting my heart, soul, money and a lot more into 2009, and I intend to be right there!'

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