Force will be quick again, warns Mallya

The only Indian team to ever compete in Formula One certainly lived up to its name by harassing Kimi Raikkonen from start to finish in the Belgian Grand Prix. In a season of innovation, the Finn's KERS device was all there was between Force India and Giancarlo Fisichella winning at Spa on Sunday.

The championship heads to Italy next weekend and another power circuit at Monza; with rumours flying around linking Fisichella to the second Ferrari seat alongside the 2007 Champion, whether the Italian will be driving for the Silverstone team is another matter but Force India's co-owner is confident that the speed of the car in Belgium was no solitary stroke of luck.

"Why not?" Vijay Mallya - who shares ownership of the team with Dutchman Michiel Mol - replied to Reuters when asked if Force India can challenge at the front again. "We know that the car is quick…blindingly quick I would say. The sector times show it and I think the Monza track will suit us."


Source: GP Update