2011 PRESS PACK
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM 2011
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AN INTRODUCTION TEAM HISTORY NEW RULES & REGULATIONS VJM04: LOOKING TO THE FUTURE VJM04: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TEAM PERSONNEL DRIVER PROFILES 2011 CALENDAR SPONSORS FACTS & FIGURES MEDIA CONTACTS
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FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / INTRODUCTION
THE FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM CAN NOW GENUINELY CALL ITSELF PART OF THE F1 ESTABLISHMENT. 03
No longer a newcomer and no longer a backmarker, Force India is now one of the precocious new generation of highly competitive regular pointsscoring teams competing in the FIA Formula One World Championship. It’s a remarkable step forward for the tight-knit, small outfit that was created just three years ago. A solid long-term plan, strong management and an insatisable hunger has enabled the crack team to move solidly up the order and in just over 36 months it has moved from the back of the grid to a dynamic team able to qualify and run in the top ten and give the frontrunners more than a little to worry about.
The statistics bear witness: in 2009 it secured its debut pole, podium and fastest lap, in 2010 it was seventh in the championship with 68 points, nine top ten starts and 15 points scoring finishes: a consolidation of that early promise. Given the size and resources of the team, such a performance is even more remarkable. The team’s form is the crystallisation of the vision owners Dr. Vijay Mallya, chairman of India’s iconic UB Group, and Jan and Michiel Mol, Dutch e-commerce businessmen, laid down when they created the team in the final months of the 2007 season.
The team is now a sporting representation of the emerging generation of young, success-hungry, fast paced global Indians and the growing strength of India as a nation. The team remains based in Silverstone, UK, and will contest the 2011 championship, its fourth year of competition, with Adrian Sutil, Paul di Resta and Nico Hülkenberg as its driver line-up.
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A BRIEF 2007 HISTORY OF FORCE INDIA
The Force India Formula One Team is created as the Orange India Holdings group, led by Dr. Vijay Mallya and Jan and Michiel Mol, purchases the Silverstone-based outfit from Spyker. The deal is formally announced in October.
2008 Force India makes history in Australia as the first Indian team to contest a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Giancarlo Fisichella partners Adrian Sutil, aided by Tonio Liuzzi as test and reserve driver. Adrian runs in a brilliant fourth place in the closing stages of the Monaco GP, only to be hit by Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari. Fisichella earns a season best 10th in Spain, but despite making strong progress the team finishes the year with no points. It also agrees a partnership with McLaren Applied Technologies and Mercedes-Benz for the supply of a complete drivetrain for the 2009 season.
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2009
2010
2011
Sutil and Fisichella start the season, and solid car development soon shows Force India’s potential. The team comes close several times before finally securing its first points in style as Fisichella takes a brilliant pole position and finishes second at the Belgian Grand Prix. For the Italian GP Fisichella has the chance to join Scuderia Ferrari, so Liuzzi steps up from the third driver role. He qualifies an encouraging seventh in his first outing at Monza, where Sutil starts a superb second and grabs his first points with a strong drive to fourth. The German also posts the fastest lap of the race. He goes on to qualify a brilliant third on a damp track in Brazil. The team finishes the year in ninth place in the World Championship, having scored 13 points.
Sutil and Liuzzi continue as Force India’s race drivers, while talented Scot Paul di Resta joins as test and reserve driver. From the start of the season the cars are both regular top 10 qualifiers and point scorers. Sutil finishes in the points nine times, with a best of fifth place in both Malaysia and Belgium. He finishes 11th in the World Championship. Liuzzi makes the top 10 on five occasions, highlighted by sixth in Korea. Under the new system the team scores 68 points and moves up to seventh in the World Championship, just a point behind Williams in sixth. Between his DTM commitments with Mercedes di Resta gains valuable F1 experience by taking part in eight Friday practice sessions on Grands Prix weekends.
Di Resta is confirmed as Adrian Sutil’s team mate for 2011, becoming the third British driver on the grid. Nico Hülkenberg joins as test and reserve driver, having taken pole position in Brazil in his rookie season in 2010. Andrew Green, responsible for the new VJM04, is named as the new technical director, having joined the team the previous summer as engineering director. The team confirms that its co-operation with McLaren Applied Technologies will be extended into 2012.
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CHANGES TO THE SPORTING AND TECHNICAL REGULATIONS IN 2011
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / RULES & REGULATIONS
Moveable rear wing introduced As an aid to overtaking drivers can now operate a moveable rear wing, also known as a ‘Drag Reduction System’ or DRS. When the upper rear wing flap is flipped up it reduces drag and gives a straightline speed boost of 10-15km/h. In race conditions drivers will be able to use the wing on a 600m stretch of one designated straight on each track. However, they will have to be within a second of the car ahead at a timing sector 200m before the previous corner. The DRS cannot be used in the first two laps of the race or the first two laps after the safety car. It can be used on any straight in practice and qualifying, but for safety reasons will not be used in wet conditions at any time. The adjustable front wing used in 2009-’10 has now been abandoned.
The return of KERS First seen in 2009, KERS was still in the rules last year. However, mainly for reasons of cost savings, the teams agreed not to use it. It is back this year in exactly the same format as before as teams prepare for more extensive use of energy recovery in 2012. One KERS-related change is that the weight limit of the car has risen since 2009 in an attempt to not disadvantage heavier drivers. It was 605kgs at that time, and is now 640kgs.
Double diffuser banned The double diffusers first seen in 2009 have now been banned. Other new rules have addressed loopholes in the diffuser area in an attempt to reduce rear downforce.
Gearbox life extended Previously a driver has had to use a gearbox over the course of four race weekends. That has now been extended to five. However, each driver is allowed one ‘joker,’ or a free change without penalty.
F-Duct banned First seen last year, F-Ducts have now been banned, along with any similar system by which the driver can attempt to influence the aerodynamics of the car. New bodywork restrictions also mean cars no longer have ‘shark fins’ that attach to the rear wing. Last year this arrangement was widely used as part of the F-Duct system. Stricter floor tests In the light of last year’s debate over flexing bodywork, there are now stricter tests regarding the deflection of the floor. In addition any kind of sprung fixing for the plank is explicitly banned. Pirelli becomes tyre supplier Pirelli has taken over from Bridgestone as the official tyre supplier for Formula One. The rules concerning the use of tyres over a weekend continue as before. However, in order to prevent one team from lucking into the ideal weight distribution for the new tyres when designing its car, for the first time there’s a set range within which all cars will have to stay. Cars can now only have a forward weight bias of between 45.5-46.7%. This rule is in place only for 2011.
Team orders ban rescinded The ban on team orders has been removed from the FIA Sporting Regulations, in the light of last year’s controversy in Hockenheim. However in extreme cases teams may still be subject to a penalty for bringing the sport into disrepute.
Restriction on team working hours For the first time there is a ‘curfew’ in the pitlane, with team personnel now obliged to be out of the paddock on Thursday (by midnight with a normal daytime race schedule) and Friday evenings (1am). Under the parc ferme rules work already finishes early on Saturday evenings. Teams are allowed four exceptions per season, for example if they have to repair a badly damaged car overnight. 107% qualifying rule is back Dropped some years ago, the 107% qualifying regulation has returned to the rule book. To be officially qualified drivers will have to be within that percentage of the fastest time in Q1, although the stewards have dispensation to allow cars to start in special circumstances.
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VJM04 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
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The Force India F1 Team finished the 2010 season in seventh position in the constructors’ championship with 68 points, nine top ten starts and 15 points scoring finishes – its best-ever finish in Formula One. It was a remarkable step forward for the tight-knit, small outfit that was created just three years ago. The team’s new challenger, the VJM04, builds on these solid foundations. Together with one of the strongest driver line-ups on the grid, Adrian Sutil, Paul di Resta and Nico Hülkenberg, this year the team is looking forward to a strong performance continued throughout the year until the season finale in Brazil. Chairman and team principal Dr. Vijay Mallya said, ‘2010 was an exceptional year for the team, 68 points overall, seventh in the championship with only teams who had previously won world titles ahead of us, which demonstrated we are still on target to achieve our goals.
‘And this year there is even more to be optimistic about. We’ve got three race drivers that are hungry to take the next steps in their careers, whether that be points, podiums or wins. We have an experienced technical team that have the ingenuity, flexibility and drive to adapt to the new wave of rule changes, and we also have the tools and resources in our partnerships with McLaren Applied Technologies and Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines to aim even higher. ‘Not to mention the very special event, and one that I personally can’t wait for, the inaugural Indian Grand Prix. What better place would there be to reach some of those aims than on our home soil?’ Adrian Sutil added, ‘I’m genuinely excited about the 2011 season. I just missed out on the top 10 last year in the drivers’ standings – I’m pretty hopeful I can get in there this season! The progress the team has shown over the past two years has been very impressive and what I’ve seen in the factory and at the wind tunnel over the past weeks indicates that the rate will continue this year. I feel very good and confident; the team and I know each other very well and we know how to get the most from each other.’
Paul di Resta commented, ‘I don’t want to say exact targets on record as there are so many factors that can come into play. What I do want to do is to have a positive approach, finish, be consistent and contribute strongly to the team’s overall performance. We’ve got high aims of finishing at least sixth in the championship so I’ve got to play my part in this.’ Nico Hülkenberg said, ‘I’m really looking forward to this season and working with the team. We still need some time to fit together perfectly, but the start was very promising and finding each other will not take too long. I can’t wait to sit in the car and work with the team again.’
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“....WE’VE GOT THREE RACE DRIVERS THAT ARE HUNGRY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS IN THEIR CAREERS, WHETHER THAT BE POINTS, PODIUMS OR WINS.....”
THE FORCE INDIA VJM04 IS THE FIRST CAR CREATED BY THE TEAM UNDER ITS NEW TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ANDREW GREEN, WHO EXACTLY 20 YEARS AGO WAS ONE OF THE MEN BEHIND THE ORIGINAL JORDAN 191.
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Green and the rest of the Silverstonebased team faced major challenges created by the changes in the 2011 FIA Technical Regulations, with a cut in downforce and the movable rear wing chief among them. In addition Pirelli has become the new tyre supplier, and the teams have agreed to allow the use of KERS again. The result is a car that is very different from its predecessor. ‘Everything is different, but visually a lot of it is subtle,’ says Green, who re-joined the team in July 2010. ‘The most obvious visual change is that
we’ve gone away from a conventional roll-hoop to a blade. This gives us a small packaging improvement compared to a more conventional style. The engine cover is different, in-line with the abolition of the F-duct system. But there are a lot of differences under the skin that people won’t necessarily notice.’ The ban on double diffusers and other changes in the rules created a drastic cut in downforce at the rear of the car. Getting it back has been one of the major challenges of the winter.
‘We’ve recovered a lot of the aerodynamic performance, we believe. We still have a little bit to go, but we are still in the process of the realignment after the end of last season, because it does take a long time to move aerodynamically from one position to another. The movable wing is a whole new game, and we’ll be trying to exploit its performance to the max. ‘We’ve also put in a lot of work trying to maximise the potential performance of the new Pirelli tyre compounds. To this end we’ve recruited a new senior tyre engineer, Jun Matsusaki, to guide us through the development process. The test we recently conducted in Valencia was a good learning exercise.
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‘Exhaust management will also be a big area of development this year. There will be an upgrade for the first race, so there are some changes that will come into effect at the final test. Further down the line there are some big updates for the front of the car coming in for the first European race.’ Significantly the team has done far more than simply address the new rules. It has also gone back to basics by taking a close look at the fundamentals of last year’s package, and attempted to address key areas of concern.
‘Towards the end of last season there was a drop-off in our relative performance,’ says Green. ‘In theory we were adding performance to the car, but it wasn’t getting translated to the track. We decided to have a very close look at what was happening on the car, and what could be causing this. The bottom line is we didn’t extract the most from the blown diffuser, thus over the winter we’ve taken a reasonable philosophy chance on the aerodynamics of the car in order to try and prevent the sort of drop-off in performance that we saw at the end of last year.’ In addition the team has focussed on improving its performance in high downforce spec.
‘Looking back over the years the cars we have produced here have always struggled at the high downforce tracks – they’ve always been ‘slippery’ cars. We’ve identified a problem, and now we have to fix it, and it means that potentially there’s another strategic aero change coming as well.’ Underlining the team’s renewed focus on aerodynamic development, there will be extra emphasis on gathering data on the Fridays of race weekends. ‘We are going to be using the real car at the track as a validation tool for the aerodynamics, which is something that we haven’t done effectively before. There’s a lot more focus on what’s actually happening on the car aerodynamically. To measure it at the fidelity that we need to measure it at is a huge task.
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‘THERE ARE SOME BIG DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PIPELINE, PROBABLY BIGGER THAN THIS TEAM HAS SEEN FOR QUITE A WHILE. I THINK WE’RE LOOKING FOR A MUCH STRONGER FINISH TO THE SEASON, AND WE DO RECOGNISE THE FACT THAT THERE’S AN INDIAN GP ON THE CALENDAR, AND WE ARE AN INDIAN TEAM.... ‘We understand how important it is, and we’re in that game now as well. That will start to feed back into the aerodynamic development of the car. When we get positive results it backs up our development tools, and when we don’t, we’ll investigate why. Fridays will be a lot more about understanding the car we have as well as understanding the track at the time and the tyres we’re running.’ The change requires more accurate sensors and different procedures for gathering data, better analysis tools, and dedicated people at the trackside focussing on the aerodynamic performance.
Force India is not entirely new to KERS. The 2009 car was designed to utilise the Mercedes system and the team ran it in testing, although it was never raced. ‘The Mercedes KERS system looks very strong, and we’re really happy with it. We’ve done a lot of running in the simulator, so the drivers are well up to speed with how to use it. We’re well developed with what we have to do for harvesting and deployment. It’s smaller and lighter than in 2009, and packaging required very few vehicle compromises.’ Summing up, Green says the intention is to build momentum over the course of the year as developments come on stream, and the aero work pays dividends.
‘There are some big developments in the pipeline, probably bigger than this team has seen for quite a while. I think we’re looking for a much stronger finish to the season, and we do recognise the fact that there’s an Indian GP on the calendar, and we are an Indian team. The plan is to be putting stronger performance on the car through the year that will lift us up the ranks.’
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VJM04 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
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FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / VJM04
CHASSIS
CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE MONOCOQUE WITH ZYLON LEGALITY SIDE ANTI-INTRUSION PANELS.
FRONT SUSPENSION
ALUMINIUM UPRIGHTS WITH CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE WISHBONES, TRACKROD AND PUSHROD. INBOARD CHASSIS MOUNTED TORSION SPRINGS, DAMPERS AND ANTI-ROLL BAR ASSEMBLY.
REAR SUSPENSION
ALUMINIUM UPRIGHTS WITH CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE WISHBONES, TRACKROD AND PULLROD. INBOARD GEARBOX MOUNTED TORSION SPRINGS, DAMPERS AND ANTI-ROLL BAR ASSEMBLY.
WHEELBASE
3500MM
FRONT TRACK
1480MM
REAR TRACK
1440MM
OVERALL HEIGHT 950MM OVERALL LENGTH 5100MM OVERALL WEIGHT 640KG (WITH DRIVER, BY REGULATIONS) WHEELS
BBS FORGED WHEELS TO FORCE INDIA SPECIFICATION
ENGINE SUPPLIER MERCEDES BENZ HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINES V8 2.4-LITRE KERS
MERCEDES BENZ HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINES
TRANSMISSION
MCLAREN RACING 7-SPEED, SEMI-AUTOMATIC, E’-SHIFT
LUBRICANTS
MOBIL 1 PRODUCTS
SPARK PLUGS
NGK
CLUTCH
AP RACING CARBON CLUTCH
TYRES
PIRELLI
BRAKE SYSTEM
AP RACING
BRAKE MATERIAL CARBONE INDUSTRIE DAMPERS
PENSKE
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TEAM PERSONNEL 16
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / TEAM PERSONNEL
CHAIRMAN AND TEAM PRINCIPAL: DR. VIJAY MALLYA
CIRCUIT ENGINEERING DIRECTOR:
DOMINIC HARLOW
RACE ENGINEER (ADRIAN):
BRAD JOYCE
RACE ENGINEER (PAUL):
GIANPIERO LAMBIASE
CO-OWNER:
MICHIEL MOL
DEPUTY TEAM PRINCIPAL:
BOB FERNLEY
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER:
OTMAR SZAFNAUER
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR:
ANDREW GREEN
RACE SUPPORT & STRATEGY ENGINEER:
OLIVER KNIGHTON
SPORTING DIRECTOR:
ANDY STEVENSON
PERFORMANCE ENGINEER:
ROBERT SATTLER
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR:
BOB HALLIWELL
PERFORMANCE ENGINEER:
PAT KELLY
RACE TEAM OPERATIONS MANAGER:
MARK GRAY
HEAD OF CAR BUILD:
NICK BURROWS
CAR BUILD SUPERVISOR:
ANDY DEEMING
NO 1 MECHANIC:
GREG BORRILL
NO 1 MECHANIC:
CHRIS KING
SENIOR CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEER:
DAVID DENYER
SENIOR CONTROL SYSTEMS ENGINEER:
ENRICO CACCIATORI
SENIOR ENGINEER - TYRES & VEHICLE SCIENCE:
JUN MATSUSAKI
HEAD OF SPONSORSHIP & MEDIA: SADIE WIGGLESWORTH CHIEF DESIGNER 2011:
IAN HALL
CHIEF DESIGNER 2012:
AKIO HAGA
AERODYNAMICS DIRECTOR:
SIMON PHILLIPS
HEAD OF COMPOSITES DESIGN:
BRUCE EDDINGTON
ELECTRONICS & CONTROL SYSTEMS DIRECTOR:
MIKE WROE
HEAD OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY:
ADRIAN COLLINSON
HEAD OF MECHANICAL DESIGN:
DAN CARPENTER
HEAD OF VEHICLE DYNAMICS:
JAMES KNAPTON
HEAD OF R&D AND STRUCTURES: SIMON GARDNER
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DR. VIJAY MALLYA CHAIRMAN AND TEAM PRINCIPAL
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As well as being chairman and team principal of the Force India F1 Team, Dr. Vijay Mallya is also chairman of The UB Group, one of India’s largest and most significant business houses with diverse interests in aviation, brewing, distilling, real estate, engineering, fertilizers, biotechnology, and information technology. The UB Group companies are market leaders in aviation, beverage alcohol and brewing in India. Dr. Mallya was elected by shareholders as chairman of The UB Group in 1983, at the age of 28. United Spirits Limited, the flagship of The UB Group is the second largest spirits company in the world and the largest spirits company in India. United Spirits has a vast portfolio of more than 150 brands including 20 millionaire brands (brands that sell over a million cases each year). Whyte & Mackay, which is amongst the top five Scotch whisky players globally, is also a part of United Spirits Limited.
United Breweries Ltd (the brewing division of The UB Group, is the largest brewing company in India with a nationwide market share of over 50 per cent and is sold in over 50 countries around the world. The company has a joint venture with Heineken N.V.
in Mo Nunn-owned Ensigns. When Dr. Mallya was elected by shareholders as chairman of UB in 1983, business interests began to take considerably more of his time, and he took to collecting and racing historic and vintage cars in the UK.
The UB Group’s Kingfisher Airlines has emerged as the market-leading airline in India with the largest route network in the subcontinent. In the short span of just over five years since it was launched, Kingfisher Airlines has redefined the whole experience of flying and has raised the bar by unleashing a host of product and service innovations. Kingfisher Airlines is India’s only Five Star airline, rated by Skytrax.
In the late 90s Dr. Mallya returned to Formula 1, this time as a sponsor. Kingfisher beer logos appeared on the Benetton Formula One Team in 1996 and 1997. In 2007, Kingfisher Airlines was a sponsor of the Panasonic Toyota Formula One Team. During this time Dr. Mallya’s imagination was fired again for F1 and, spotting a unique business opportunity, he formed a joint venture company with Jan and Michiel Mol to purchase the Spyker Formula One Team at the end of 2007. Force India was officially launched in January 2008 and has since gone from strength to strength. Dr. Mallya is the first Indian ever to become the owner of a Formula One Team.
One of Dr. Mallya’s major passions has however always been cars and motorsport in particular. He has had a longstanding presence in motorsport dating back to the 1970s and 80s when he participated in several club races and non-championship Grands Prix, including the Madras and Calcutta Grands Prix,
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / TEAM PERSONNEL
Dr. Mallya has received several professional awards both in India and overseas. He was conferred a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration by the Southern California University, Irvine, and has also been nominated as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum. He is a keen sportsman and is an ardent aviator and yachtsman of distinction. He not only participates in various sporting events but also supports various sporting activities worldwide.
FORCE INDIA WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN JANUARY 2008 AND HAS SINCE GONE FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. DR MALLYA IS THE FIRST INDIAN EVER TO BECOME THE OWNER OF A FORMULA ONE TEAM.
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MICHIEL MOL CO-OWNER
MICHIEL MOL, CO-OWNER OF THE FORCE INDIA FORMULA ONE TEAM, IS ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST SUCCESFUL E-BUSINESSMEN OF THE PAST DECADE. 20
Born in 1969 in Delft, The Netherlands, after his graduation from Leiden University with a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, he founded his own company, Lost Boys international (LBi), that quickly became Europe’s largest digital agency. It is currently listed on both the Dutch and Swedish stock exchanges. Michiel then went on to found two more companies in the digital world: Media Republic and Guerrilla Games, thus becoming involved in cross media and gaming. The games development agency, known for its efforts on the PlayStation 2 classic Killzone and PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox hit Shellshock: Nam ’67, was sold to Sony in 2005.
Michiel is always forward-thinking and sees opportunities for innovative projects. Currently he is a member (and largest shareholder) of the supervisory board at LBi and Media Republic and is involved in the recent start-ups Karami Games and Flogs.
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / TEAM PERSONNEL
JAN MOL CO-OWNER
JAN MOL HAS EXPERIENCED BUSINESS SUCCESS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL. Jan Mol was born in Breda, the Netherlands, on 18 May 1941. In 1966 he started the first independent Dutch software house Volmac Software Group, which went on to become one of the leading software companies in the Netherlands. It excelled in consultancy, training and custom software solutions and by 1990, its turnover exceeded FL 1 billion and net profits were close to FL 100 million. Volmac was then taken over by French multinational Cap Gemini.
Following the sale of the company, Jan became active as an informal investor and art collector, whilst setting up a fund for charitable activities. Jan’s motto in life is to have “serious fun”, which sits nicely along that of his business partner Vijay Mallya, who is better known as “the king of good times”.
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OTMAR SZAFNAUER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
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IN HIS POSITION AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, OTMAR TAKES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAY TO DAY MANAGEMENT OF FACTORY AND TRACKSIDE OPERATIONS AND ENSURES THE MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY OF ALL IN-HOUSE DEPARTMENTS. Additionally he ensures the McLaren and Mercedes partnerships are correctly implemented and developed in line with the team’s goals and long-term strategy. Otmar has a wealth of Formula One and motorsport experience. After completing a degree in electrical engineering at the Wayne State university and a Masters degree in business and economics at the university of Detroit, he joined the Ford Motor Company in the USA in 1986. In 1993 his interest in racing led to his appointment as programmes manager of Ford Racing in the States. In 1998 Otmar made the move to Europe to take up the position of operations director for the newly formed British American Racing team in F1. After a three-year stint he then moved to Jaguar and ultimately to Honda in 2002 where he held positions including vice president of Honda Racing Development. He joined Force India as chief operating officer in November 2009 and oversaw its most successful season to date.
2009
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
2008
HONDA RACING F1, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING
2006
HONDA RACING DEVELOPMENT, VICE PRESIDENT
2002
JAGUAR RACING FORMULA ONE TEAM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
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BRITISH AMERICAN RACING, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
1998
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, PRODUCT AND BUSINESS STRATEGY OFFICE
1995
FORD MOTOR COMPANY, RACING PROGRAMS MANAGER
1991 - TEAM OTMAR RACING, 1995 OWNER-DRIVER 1986 – FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 1992 MANUFACTURING ENGINEER
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / TEAM PERSONNEL
ANDREW GREEN TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
IN HIS POSITION OF TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ANDREW OVERSEES THE RUNNING OF THE TEAM’S TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT, LEADING DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM’S CHALLENGERS. Andrew has over 20 years of top level motor racing experience including F1, F3000, F3 and Champ cars and more recently a close involvement with high end vehicle simulation and modelling, including vehicle simulator concept, research, design, development and implementation. His close involvement with all areas of vehicle performance, over many years, gives him a unique insight and understanding of motorsport. Andrew started his professional career in 1987 as a designer with Reynard Cars and has worked in F1 since 1990 when he was part of the small group of design engineers who started Jordan GP. After working his way up the company in positions including test and race engineering, Andrew joined British American Racing in 1998 as head of mechanical design. After four years with the company he founded P1 Designs Ltd before becoming head of R&D at Red Bull Technology in 2004. He then established his own consultancy firm in 2008 and joined Force India in July 2010 as director of engineering before assuming his current role at the start of 2011.
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FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR
1998 - HEAD OF MECHANICAL DESIGN, 2002 BRITISH AMERICAN RACING
2010
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
1990 - DESIGN & RACE ENGINEER, 1997 JORDAN GRAND PRIX,
2009 - HEAD OF VEHICLE 2010 PERFORMANCE, WIRTH RESEARCH LTD
RACE & TEST ENGINEER FROM ‘93 TO ‘97
2008 - 2009
SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER FROM ‘90 TO ’97
RESPONSIBLE FOR CONCEPT & DESIGN OF ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS FROM ‘90 TO ‘97
FOUNDER OF SILVER BULLET CONSULTANCY, MOTORSPORT CONSULTANCY, TRACKSIDE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN RESOURCE COVERING VARIOUS FORMULAE THROUGHOUT THE RACING SEASON
2004 - HEAD OF R&D, 2008 RED BULL TECHNOLOGY 2003 - FOUNDER, P1 DESIGNS LTD, 2004 MOTORSPORT ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY AND DESIGN RESOURCE
1987 - DESIGN ENGINEER, 1990 REYNARD RACING CARS, 1987
GRADUATED FROM PORTSMOUTH UNIVERSITY, UK
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ADRIAN SUTIL 24
After a breakthrough year in 2010, Adrian is one of Formula One’s most consistent and highly-rated young drivers. The German now remains with Force India for a fifth consecutive race season, hungry to achieve both his, and the team’s, ultimate goal of becoming a regular podium challenger. Adrian got his break into F1 in 2006 when he joined the Midland F1 team for three Friday practice sessions. His speed and commitment impressed the team and he was signed on a multi-year race seat contract starting from 2007 when it became Spyker Formula One Team. The young German made quite an impression on the field; he shone in Monaco to head the timesheets in practice and then secured his, and the team’s, first world championship point in a rain-lashed Japanese Grand Prix that had claimed many more experienced drivers. For 2008, Adrian remained with the team in its new Force India guise. He did not score any points that season but again featured well in several races, including the Monaco Grand Prix in which he so nearly got an unexpected fourth position. In 2009 the team fielded a more competitive car and Adrian
was able to notch up several virtuoso performances, qualifying seventh on the grid for his home Grand Prix in Germany and then putting the car on the front row at Monza. After a hard race he secured fourth position and the fastest lap of the race, his best result to date in F1. Further impressive qualifying positions followed in both Japan and Brazil, where he qualified in the top four. In 2010 Adrian was consistently able to race in the top ten and scored points in nine races, including two fifth places in Malaysia and Belgium. An impressive qualifying pace also saw a run of six Q3 entrances. At the close of the season he had racked up his highest-ever points total in the sport with an impressive 47 points, finishing the year just outside the top ten in 11th position. Until his early teenage years, however, Adrian was destined for a career in music rather than motor racing. His father, Jorge, who had migrated from Uruguay to Germany in his late 20s, played the violin in the Müncher Philharmonie for many years and his mother, Monika, was also a talented musician. The young Adrian learnt to play piano to concert pianist standard.
Adrian’s first contact with motorsport was when his brother took him to a karting track aged just 14. He never looked back to music and, instead, resolved to get to the pinnacle of the sport; Formula 1. In his first season in single-seater motorsport in 2002, he won the Formula Ford Swiss championship with 12 pole positions and 12 wins in 12 races. In 2004 he graduated to the Formula 3 Euroseries, securing four podiums in his maiden season. In 2005 Adrian moved to the ASM team, finishing second in the championship to 2008 F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, with 11 podiums in 18 races. He also participated in three A1GP races for A1 Team Germany, but in 2006 moved across to the Far East to compete in the Japanese F3 championship. With strong performances throughout the year, Adrian secured his first international title with five wins, which paved the way to his first contact with F1 later than year.
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THE GERMAN NOW REMAINS WITH FORCE INDIA FOR A FIFTH CONSECUTIVE RACE SEASON, HUNGRY TO ACHIEVE BOTH HIS, AND THE TEAM’S, ULTIMATE GOAL OF BECOMING A REGULAR PODIUM CHALLENGER.
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IN 2010 ADRIAN WAS CONSISTENTLY ABLE TO RACE IN THE TOP TEN AND SCORED POINTS IN NINE RACES, INCLUDING TWO FIFTH PLACES IN MALAYSIA AND BELGIUM.
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / DRIVER PROFILES
DATE OF BIRTH
11TH JANUARY 1983
BORN
GRAEFELING, GERMANY
LIVES
OENSINGEN, SWITZERLAND
WEIGHT
75KG
HEIGHT
1.83M
MARITAL STATUS
SINGLE
2000
3RD, GERMAN ICA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH PCR GERMANY
2001
KART EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP WITH BIREL MOTORSPORT (ONE POLE)
2002
CHAMPION, SWISS FORMULA FORD WITH SSPT RACING (12 WINS, 12 POLES)
2003
6TH, GERMAN FORMULA ADAC BMW CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TEAM HBR MOTORSPORT
2004
F3 EUROSERIES WITH TEAM KOLLES (TWO POLES)
2005
2ND, F3 EUROSERIES WITH TEAM ASM (TWO POLES, TWO WINS, 11 PODIUMS AND LAP RECORD AT MONACO, SPA AND NORISRING) 2ND, MARLBORO MASTERS IN ZANDVOORT
2006
FRIDAY DRIVER AT THREE GRANDS PRIX, SPYKER FORMULA ONE TEAM CHAMPION, JAPANESE FORMULA 3
2007
19TH, F1 WITH SPYKER (1 POINT)
2008
20TH, F1 WITH FORCE INDIA (0 POINTS)
2009
17TH, F1 WITH FORCE INDIA (5 POINTS), ONE FASTEST LAP (ITALY)
2010
11TH, F1 WITH FORCE INDIA (47 POINTS)
F1 STATISTICS WINS
0
POLES
0
FASTEST LAPS
1 (ITALY 2009)
TOTAL POINTS
53
HIGHEST CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION
11TH (2010)
NO OF RACES
71 (END 2010)
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PAUL DI RESTA 28
2011 marks Paul’s F1 race debut following a strong year of Friday performances as Force India’s test and reserve driver last season. The young Scot joined the team after an impressive test in late 2009 and participated in eight free practice sessions to get up to speed with the challenges of the F1 circuits and environment. This invaluable experience will now be put to full use when he makes his race debut. Born in Scotland in 1986 to parents of Italian descent, Paul is part of one of Britain’s most famous racing families, with Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti and sportscar veteran Marino Franchitti as cousins. Paul is however a star in his own right, having secured wins in every series he has competed in since his single-seater debut in 2003. In 2010 he secured his latest international title, the prestigious DTM crown.
Paul began his racing career aged just eight in karting. Strong performances led to a switch to the single seater UK Formula Renault winter series in 2002 and to a drive in the full championship in 2003. Paul remained in the series for the 2004 season, with four wins leading to third position in the championship. Success brought him to the attention of an international audience and he won the highly coveted McLaren Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year award later that year, which gave him his first chance to sit in an F1 car, treading the path previously laid by other established drivers, including his cousin Dario and fellow Scot David Coulthard. The award also paved the way to the prestigious F3 Euroseries in 2005, in which he finished 10th at his first attempt. The following year, however, Paul eased his way to the Euroseries laurels with five wins and a further four podiums, beating current F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel.
The win caught the eyes of Mercedes’ bosses and in 2007 Paul made the switch to tin top touring car racing and the DTM championship. In a two year-old car he finished on the podium four times and finished fifth overall in the final classification, a result that led to a works’ drive the following year. A strong run of five second places and one victory placed him second in 2008 – a remarkable result in only his second year of touring car racing. In 2009 Paul remained with Mercedes to secure a further victory and third overall in the championship before finally raising the ultimate trophy in 2010 after a season-long battle. In 2010 he combined his DTM title challenge with F1 as he attended all races with Force India, participating in selected Friday free practice sessions. His potential was clear and Paul was signed as a race driver for 2011.
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / DRIVER PROFILES
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2011 MARKS PAUL’S F1 RACE DEBUT FOLLOWING A STRONG YEAR OF FRIDAY PERFORMANCES AS FORCE INDIA’S TEST AND RESERVE DRIVER LAST SEASON.
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FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / DRIVER PROFILES
DATE OF BIRTH
16TH APRIL 1986
BORN
UPHALL, WEST LOTHIAN, UK
LIVES
MONTE CARLO, MONACO
WEIGHT
78KG
HEIGHT
1.85M
MARITAL STATUS
SINGLE
1994 - KARTING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2001 1999
EUROPEAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP, 2ND OVERALL
2001
BRITISH KARTING CHAMPION
2002
BRITISH FORMULA RENAULT WINTER SERIES
2003
BRITISH FORMULA RENAULT, 7TH OVERALL, ONE WIN, ONE PODIUM
2004
BRITISH FORMULA RENAULT, 3RD OVERALL, FOUR WINS, FOUR PODIUMS 5TH PLACE BAHRAIN F3-SUPERPRIX MCLAREN AUTOSPORT BRDC YOUNG DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER
2005
FORMULA 3 EUROSERIES, 10TH OVERALL, ONE PODIUM
2006
FORMULA 3 EUROSERIES CHAMPION, FIVE WINS, FOUR PODIUMS BP ULTIMATE MASTERS VICTORY AT ZANDVOORT MARLBORO MASTERS FORMULA 3 VICTORY AT ZANDVOORT
2007
DTM (MERCEDES), 5TH OVERALL, FOUR PODIUMS HIGHEST PLACED DRIVER IN TWO YEAR-OLD CAR
2008
DTM (WORKS MERCEDES C KLASSE), 2ND OVERALL, TWO WINS, FIVE PODIUMS
2009
DTM (WORKS MERCEDES C KLASSE), 3RD OVERALL, ONE WIN, TWO PODIUMS
2010
DTM (WORKS MERCEDES C KLASSE), CHAMPION, THREE WINS, FOUR PODIUMS F1, TEST AND RESERVE DRIVER, FORCE INDIA (EIGHT FRIDAY SESSIONS)
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NICO HULKENBERG 32
German Nico Hülkenberg completes the Force India F1 Team’s driver lineup for the 2011 season. Nico’s strong performances in the junior formulae and his impressive rookie form in last year’s F1 championship, including a sensational pole position in Brazil, marked him out as a star of the future and the team was delighted to secure his services as test and reserve driver. Like many of his countrymen breaking into Formula One, Nico took his first steps on the motorsport ladder in karting, starting at the age of ten. Within five years, he had claimed his first major title, the 2002 German Junior Championship, and immediately doubled up with the senior title the following season. He stepped out of karts for 2005 and immediately embarked on a rapid rise through the ranks, beginning with a year
in the national Formula BMW series that yielded another title with nine wins from 20 races. Nico’s natural raw talent was already attracting attention and he graduated to German F3 series for 2006, eventually securing fifth place overall. It was at the end of this year that he joined forces with Michael Schumacher’s former manager Willi Weber. Through his association with Weber, the same year Nico competed in the nascent A1GP series, putting in remarkable performances to underline his strong potential. Competing against some of the most famous names in recent racing history in equal machinery, Nico won nine races and handed Germany the nation’s crown. With A1GP not recognised as a stepping stone to F1, it was back to F3 for Nico in 2007, this time in the highly-competitive Euroseries. Wins and podiums placed him second, but his form was enough to earn a test seat with Williams.
Nico returned to the Euroseries in 2008 and dominated race weekends to build an unassailable lead that eventually brought him the title – and a seat in the lead GP2 team for the 2009 season. Although his talent was becoming more widely recognised, GP2 is notorious to win at a first attempt and few expected him to literally sprint to the title with a dominant performance. With races taking place before F1 eyes, Nico was the talk of the paddock and at the close of the year was announced as race driver for the Williams F1 Team for the 2010 season. He immediately marked himself out as a driver to watch, starting fifth and securing points in only his third F1 race. He went on to start in the top ten in a further six races, including an unprecedented pole position in Brazil – over a second quicker than second placed Sebastian Vettel! He finished the season in 14th in the drivers’ standings and 22 points.
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / DRIVER PROFILES
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GERMAN NICO HÜLKENBERG COMPLETES THE FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM’S DRIVER LINE-UP FOR THE 2011 SEASON. NICO’S STRONG PERFORMANCES IN THE JUNIOR FORMULAE AND HIS IMPRESSIVE ROOKIE FORM IN LAST YEAR’S F1 CHAMPIONSHIP.
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FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / DRIVER PROFILES
DATE OF BIRTH
19TH AUGUST 1987
BORN
EMMERICH, GERMANY
LIVES
FRANKFURT, GERMANY
WEIGHT
74KG
HEIGHT
1.84M
MARITAL STATUS
SINGLE
F1 STATISTICS 2001 - VICE EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2004 KART CADETS (2001)
ITALIAN JUNIOR CHAMPION (2001/2002) GERMAN JUNIOR CHAMPION (2002) 8TH, EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (2002) 5TH, ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP (2003) GERMAN CHAMPION (2003) GERMAN VICE CHAMPION (2004)
2005
FORMULA BMW-ADAC, CHAMPION, CHAMPION ROOKIE-CUP, NINE WINS WINNER, SPEED ACADEMY 3RD, FORMULA-BMW WORLD FINAL BAHRAIN
2006
5TH, GERMAN F3, ONE WIN, THREE POLES
2006 - A1GP, CHAMPION, NINE WINS 2007 WINNER, MASTERS IN ZOLDER (2007) 2008
F3 EUROSERIES, CHAMPION 2ND, MASTERS IN ZOLDER
2009
GP2, CHAMPION F1, TEST DRIVER, WILLIAMS F1 TEAM
2010
F1, WILLIAMS F1 TEAM (22 POINTS)
WINS
0
POLES
1 (BRAZIL 2010)
FASTEST LAPS
0
TOTAL POINTS
22
HIGHEST CHAMPIONSHIP POSITION
14TH (2010)
NO OF RACES
19 (END 2010)
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THE SEASON AHEAD 2011
#01
#02
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
MELBOURNE 27th MARCH 2011
KUALA LUMPUR 10th APRIL 2011
#08
#09
EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX
BRITISH GRAND PRIX
VALENCIA 26th JUNE 2011
SILVERSTONE 10th JULY 2011
#15
#16
JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
KOREAN GRAND PRIX
SUZUKA 09th OCTOBER 2011
YEONGAM 16th OCTOBER 2011
FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / 2011 CALENDAR
#03
#04
#05
#06
#07
CHINESE GRAND PRIX
TURKISH GRAND PRIX
SPANISH GRAND PRIX
MONACO GRAND PRIX
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
SHANGHAI 17th APRIL 2011
ISTANBUL 08th MAY 2011
CATALUNYA 22th MAY 2011
MONTE CARLO 29th MAY 2011
MONTREAL 12th JUNE 2011
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
GERMAN GRAND PRIX
HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
NÜRBURGRING 24th JULY 2011
BUDAPEST 31th JULY 2011
SPA FRANCORCHAMPS 28th AUGUST 2011
MONZA 11th SEPTEMBER 2011
SINGAPORE 25th SEPTEMBER 2011
#17
#18
#19
INDIAN GRAND PRIX
ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX
NEW DELHI* 30th OCTOBER 2011
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT 13th NOVEMBER 2011
SAO PAULO 27th NOVEMBER 2011
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2011 SPONSORS
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FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM / SPONSORS & FACTS
FACTS. FORCE INDIA BY THE NUMBERS 2.6: THE SPEED OF THE VJM04 FROM 0-100KM/H IN SECONDS
216: HIRE CAR VEHICLES THE TEAM REQUIRES OVER 24 EVENTS, INCLUDING TESTS 4: THE WEIGHT OF THE PAINT ON 330: THE APPROXIMATE TOP SPEED THE VJM04 IN KILOS ACHIEVED BY THE VJM04 IN KM/H 5: TRUCKS TRAVEL TO EACH EUROPEAN RACE, 1600: THE AMOUNT OF FUEL TRANSPORTED THREE OF WHICH ARE PARKED IN TO EACH RACE IN LITRES THE PADDOCK 1800: SMALL BOTTLES OF WATER USED 6: THE MAXIMUM G-FORCE EXPERIENCE BY THE TEAM AT A GRAND PRIX BY THE DRIVERS, AT TURN 8 IN ISTANBUL 2,880: SINGLE TRIP AIR TICKETS THE TEAM BUYS IN A SEASON 6: FRONT AND REAR WINGS TAKEN TO EACH RACE 3,900: GEARCHANGES OVER THE COURSE OF THE MONACO GP – THAT’S 53 8: STEERING WHEELS TAKEN TO EACH RACE PER LAP 25: HELMETS AND FIRESUITS REQUIRED BY THE PIT CREW 25: TONNES OF EQUIPMENT CARRIED TO EACH RACE 32: TYRE WARMING BLANKETS IN USE ON A RACE WEEKEND
45: LAPTOPS USED BY TEAM AT RACES
80: SETS OF CUTLERY AND PLATES REQUIRED ON RACE WEEKENDS 100: VOLUME OF OIL USED AT EACH RACE IN LITRES
4,800: HOTEL ROOMS REQUIRED DURING THE SEASON JUST FOR TEAM MEMBERS. THAT’S 40 ROOMS FOR FIVE NIGHTS AT 24 EVENTS, INCLUDING TESTS 15,000: MEALS PREPARED IN THE MOTORHOME JUST FOR TEAM MEMBERS OVER A FOUR DAY RACE WEEKEND, NOT COUNTING GUESTS 105,600: APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF COFFEE BEANS TAKEN TO EACH RACE IN 12 ONE KILO BAGS 107,390: THE NUMBER OF MILES THE DRIVERS ARE LIKELY TO FLY OVER THE COURSE OF THE SEASON TO RACES AND TESTS, NOT COUNTING PR TRIPS
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