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Force India looks for the positives

The Force India team was happy with its performance in today's European Grand Prix in a hot and humid Valencia, Spain. Italian Giancarlo Fisichella finished in 14th position following a one-stop race, while Adrian Sutil retired on lap 42.

"The first stint was OK as I was closing the gap to the rest of the field and then I could pass a few cars in the hairpin," said Sutil. "It was a shame that I couldn't pass Giancarlo quickly enough to take full advantage of the two stop strategy and lost a little time. Once I passed him it was getting better but it was still difficult to pass more cars. Then under braking I lost the rear and tried to avoid a crash, but the barrier was too close and that was it."

Giancarlo Fisichella commented, "It was a difficult race with the very hot conditions, but overall I think it was a good performance. The strategy wasn't bad, but we did expect a safety car after seeing the other support races, but there weren't any incidents so it didn't come. Our pace was good, it wasn't far off the others, and we made a step forward with the gearbox. We now have to keep focussed and keep moving forward."

Mike Gascoyne, chief technical officer added, "Although it was disappointing not to get two cars to the finish, both drivers drove excellent races, with good pace showing we'd made a clear step forward. Adrian was honest enough to admit he made a mistake, but until that point he was having a very good race. We had put one car on one stop and the other on two to cover all bases in case of a safety car, which we were expecting for this race, and had he finished, Adrian on his two stops would have been able to finish just behind Giancarlo. Overall it's been a very positive weekend for the team."

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