Force India with Sutil and di Resta

The press conference organized today by the Force India team in Scotland confirmed the tenure of Paul di Resta alongside Adrian Sutil. With the arrival of Nico Hulkenberg as third driver, Vitantonio Liuzzi is sidelined.

Published on 26/01/2011 à 11:35

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If Adrian Sutil keeps his place, Paul di Resta goes from third driver to starter thanks to? in the first place ? in support of Mercedes, engine supplier.

To Nico Hulkenberg, the team formalizes a multi-year contract aimed at running him as much as possible in 2011 before making him permanent in 2012, like Paul di Resta this season.

There remains the case of Liuzzi who had a contract as a regular driver for the 2011 season. "The Concorde agreements governing the contracts between the teams and the drivers, the Force India team was unable to reverse its signature unilaterally", analyzes a person close to the case. “In this specific case, she would face prosecution by the pilot and penalties inflicted by the FOM. The Italian driver therefore had to monetize his withdrawal in one way or another. »

A first element of response was provided by the manager of the Italian pilot. Peter Collins has just reaffirmed that his pilot would be in F1 next season without saying more. Third driver? Permanent at HRT? To be continued.