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Force India eyes Honda after test progress

Giancarlo Fisichella brought the Force India Formula One Team's preparations for the Italian Grand Prix to a successful conclusion yesterday, with 114 laps and the surprise third fastest time of the day.

Fisichella continued his evaluation of set-ups and wing levels specifically for this race, his home Grand Prix, together with work to optimise balance and braking over the kerbs. The VJM01 ran without problem, allowing Giancarlo to complete more than 600km and bring the total test mileage to over 1,700km.

"A very positive end to the test, with again good reliability," said Force India's chief engineer Dominic Harlow. "We've had a very productive week here, completing all our programme and accumulating some useful information to prepare for the Italian Grand Prix. It's always a pleasure to test in Monza and thanks to the drivers, test team and particularly Ferrari, Bridgestone and our other partners for all their efforts. We've had a very useful test that has helped to build on the step in performance that we saw in Valencia."

Giancarlo Fisichella commented, "We made some positive steps forward for the Italian Grand Prix, particularly with the balance and set-up. I could push, particularly in the afternoon and the pace over the longer runs was also good. You never know what the other teams are doing with their own programmes, but I think the race will be very close between us and Honda. I think we've made good progress here."

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