Force India

Base: Silverstone, UK
Team Principal: Vijay Mallya
Drivers: A Sutil
  G Fisichella
Test Drivers: V Liuzzi
   
Chassis: VJM02
Engine: Mercedes
Tyres: Bridgestone Potenza
First Season: 2008
World Championships: 0
Highest race finish: 9 (x2)
Pole Positions: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Force India-Mercedes
Dr. Vijay Mallya (IND) Force India F1 Team Owner. Australian Grand Prix, Rd 1, Race Day, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, 16 March 2008

2008

Fail to score, despite impressive improvement in terms of pace. Management restructure announced post-season, with co-owner Vijay Mallya taking over as team principal, and new technical tie-up with McLaren means Mercedes power from 2009.

Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Force India F1. Formula One Testing, Day Three, Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, 15 November 2007. World © Hartley/Sutton

2007

Former Spyker team is bought in October by a consortium headed by Indian billionare Dr Vijay Mallya and renamed 'Force India' for the 2008 season.

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