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Force India focus on 2009, Mallya still hopeful for 2008
21 August 2008As the Force India F1 team enters the final phase of its maiden F1 season, team boss Vijay Mallya has confirmed that with the introduction of a seamless shift gearbox, the team now moves its focus to the 2009 car, although he is still hopeful of a result this season.
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"The seamless shift gearbox will really be our last development for 2008 and we will now shift our focus to 2009 in the second part of the year," Mallya said. "There will however still be opportunities up for grabs and we need to look to maximise them now. Really what Force India has proved is that we look competitive in race conditions and, under the right circumstances, can pick up points if the chances come our way. We've performed well on street courses too, and with two in the final part, this could be a good opportunity for us. We need to look for a 100% reliability rate to ensure that whenever these chances come our way we are really able to take advantage."
"Although 2009 is a big opportunity, there are still points up for grabs this year," he added. "We've got some good potential chances coming up and if we take our eye off the ball we could miss out on getting some good finishes. That said, work for 2009 will step up immensely towards the end of the season so we can make sure we are ready."
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