Force India will be in 'significantly' better shape this time next year, technical chief Mike Gascoyne predicts, as he eyes the outfit making steps to move off the back of the grid over the next 12 months.

Ahead of the launch of the team's 2008 colour scheme in Mumbai tomorrow, Gascoyne is bullish that the arrival of co-owner Vijay Mallya will help deliver the resources needed to improve results.

"I think there is a real reason now (to believe we can improve)," said Gascoyne during a pre-launch dinner.

"A lot of people have never really managed it, and for the last few years this team has been stumbling around, with no investment, with no chance of doing anything but running at the back.

"But I think it's possible to get to the front, if you have the right budget and the right level of commitment. I am very confident that in a year's time you will see this team be significantly better.

"How far that can really go, as a small team, is a different question. But it is possible to take this team, with the budget that we've now got, to go and get the odd podium."

"He (Liuzzi) is quick, he's experienced and he wants to be a race driver.

"The message is very clear for Fisi, for both the race drivers. If they want to be driving in 2009, they have got to deliver. If not, there is a guy who will be driving it in 2009."

Force India have restructured their technical staff with the appointment of former Red Bull man Mark Smith and ex-Toyota staff member Ian Hall.

Smith had been expected to renew his close ties with Force India's chief technical officer Mike Gascoyne, having worked together previously at Jordan and Renault, ever since his future at Red Bull was thrown into doubt last year following the arrival there of Geoff Willis.

He has now been installed as Design Director, to work under Gascoyne and alongside the team's technical director James Key.

Hall is to join the team as Project Leader of the 2009 car, with the team also promoting Akio Haga to the position of Project Leader for the 2008 machine. Both men will report directly to Smith.

Gascoyne said: "It's great to have Mark and Ian back with the team, especially as both were instrumental in the successful Jordan era of 1999. I have worked with both since then, with Mark at Renault and Ian at Toyota, and I am sure that they will fit very well into the new structure.

"With James and Mark I think we have a strong top management structure and I look forward to challenging the teams above us on the grid.

"The reorganisation comes at the same time the wind tunnel at Brackley has finished its commissioning process and is due to switch to 24 hour running. With these advantages we now have a great chance to expand our operations and I am confident we can move up the field very quickly next year."

Key added: "It's very positive to have Mark and Ian back with us as I have good memories of working with them from the Jordan days.

"I think we can work well together to rapidly improve the performance of the car and can't wait to see this success played out on the track. I'm looking forward to getting started on development of the 2009 car."

Angel, es posible, incluso lógico, que no haya nada firmado, todavía, pero si vas atando cabos, y te pones en lugar de las escuderias,( no en el lugar de Manolo, porque entonces, tendría un volante Mclaren), y ves, que .....
-Para que, hacerle probar, mosqueas a tus pilotos, para nada, si no piensas sentarlo despues, Pedro tiene previsto tres dias de entrenos con Mclaren, en estas circunstancias, ccon tantos cambios, importantísimos, y de improviso, dices que le cedes a tu mejor probador a otro equipo, por mucho que vaya a montar tu tegnologia, no te interesa, HAY ALGUN MOTIVO, y este no es otro, que su pase al equipo indio.
-Por que, Pedro no ha ido a por tiempo, y se ha dedicado a hacer tandas cortas, intentando apretar al máximo, al contrario, cada momento, entraba, levantaban el coche, y sin salir del asiento, trastean los mecánicos, y vuelta a salir, y así continuamente, fijate Sato, la cantidad de vueltas que dió, tandas largas y cambio de ruedas y a por tiempo....
-a todo esto que yo pienso, se le unen muchos de los motivos lógicos que habéis dicho todos, anteriormente, y así , llego a la conclusión de que esto, ya está hecho, no se si firmado o no, pero está hecho, eso creo.

No. Si era una pregunta retorica

Vamos, que seguro que Fisi tiene contrato, como tenian Kolles y Gayscone ... pero el caso es que no es solo la malisima prensa española que lo esta retirando

¿Para qué hace los tests sino es porque el año que viene estará en FI? todo lo demás no tiene sentido.

Que tal "catar" un motor Ferrari.


El año pasado tambien estaba clarisimo, era la decision mas logica, era lo normal, ya esta hecho bla bla bla bla, y al final ¿que? NADA. Y este año lleva el mismo camino.

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El motor Ferrari, al igual que el de Toro Rosso, era exactamente el mismo que ha usado el equipo Ferrari. La descongelación parcial les permite tocar los motores un poco ¿Por qué no añadir alguna ventaja que puedan ver y no tenga el suyo?

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El motor Ferrari, al igual que el de Toro Rosso, era exactamente el mismo que ha usado el equipo Ferrari. La descongelación parcial les permite tocar los motores un poco ¿Por qué no añadir alguna ventaja que puedan ver y no tenga el suyo?

Por supuesto que se notan las diferencias, si se notan en un coche de calle como no se van a notar en un formula 1.

A mí me parece muy siginificativo que en la portada de esta web, salga Pedro de la Rosa al volante de un Force India, que supuestamente no tiene ningún contrato con él, y ninguna fotografía en un McLaren.

Blanco y en botella.

Saludos!

A mí me parece muy siginificativo que en la portada de esta web, salga Pedro de la Rosa al volante de un Force India, que supuestamente no tiene ningún contrato con él, y ninguna fotografía en un McLaren.

Blanco y en botella.

Saludos!