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[santanu]

Force India rolls out car

As you all know that India is going to participate in the F1 from the next season on 2010. The Team - Force India rolled out its car.

Force India, India's entry in the 2008 Formula One World Championship, unveiled its car and team colours for the upcoming season, which begins in Melbourne on March 16.

Calling it a "red letter day in the history of Indian motorsport", Force India owner and liquor baron Vijay Mallya unveiled the new car and the team's three drivers dressed in the team colours of white, tungsten, gold and red at a ceremony at the historic Gateway of India in South Mumbai.

The car, called VJM01, is expected to have its first run during the next test session of the team to be held in Barcelona from February 25 to 27.

The team, formerly the Spyker, had earlier expressed reservations on the car's aerodynamics ahead of the upcoming season.

However, Mallya said a tie-up with aviation majors EADS and Airbus Industrie, through his airline Kingfisher, had aided them in the development of this technical aspect.

"It is time to say confidently that Force India Formula One will make steady progress moving forward."

Mallya presented the team's drivers, Giancarlo Fisichell and Adrian Sutil, and test driver Vitantoniio Liuzzi and commended them on their contribution in the car's development.

Force India had recently tested their car in the Barcelona and Jerez circuits in Spain, where Fisichella recorded the fourth fastest timing during testing.

Mallay maintained the team would have a podium finish in the first Formula One race expected to be held in 2010.

The unveiling of the car had its share of glamour with celebrities including actors Lara Dutta, Shilpa Shamita Shetty and Sameera Reddy present for the function.
Quoted from ndtv . com

S what do you guys tell. Hip Hip Hurray. Go India Go.

[rockets we ride]

i know for a fact that the force india team is doing pretty good at pre season testing

their car and luck are far better than last year when they were named spyker

hopefully they'll be able to gain a few points this season

it's still quite some time before they are truly competetive with the big players like mclaren or ferrari

[keeth]

go kartin....narayan....n now formula 1...wroommmmmmmmmm...INDIA has definitely some a lot of steps forward..

[rockets we ride]

i dun think karthi was a step forward

he was hardly competetive and now no team wants him

i dun even remember him running for a full season

[keeth]

but then diz was how da average indian got into fascination with f1

[rockets we ride]

i agree on that wid u

if force india keeps up its performance in the coming season and points further - then soon f1 will be taking the place of cricket in india

[keeth]

yup india is changing so r da mentalities of da ppl...

diz dayz we are seeing ppl also engrosed in teniss, golf, tt, hockey, football, and a host of oder sports 2.....

[Evan]

@lochan bhai...........no dude narayan did rum fr 1 whole season n earned 2 points dat yr..........dat on indianopolis were only six car competed because f a shecane controversy..........narayan was 6th amongst da 6 cars n earned 2 points............that freak gv a statement 2 da press dat a point is a point....no matter hw u achieve it...narayan was nt chosen into dat c grade f1 team firstly..........he muscled his way in by money power!! go cart is ok 4 narayan he must nt think beyond dat

[keeth]

u have to see it from a different angle...see criticizing is all easy..forget f1...we do not hav infrastruture for f3....cartin is also not available...in diz narayan created a nice for himself...n made f1 popular...

[Evan]

i respect dat bro..........

[keeth]

matter of tym....no one can beat india and indians den..

[Evan]

dats right coz we r still developin unlike america n germany who r already developed.......we hv lot f potential.....

[keeth]

ryt der evan