Sergio Pérez: “Giving the best a hard time”

Fourth in the Constructors' Championship last year with the Pérez duo – Hulkenberg, Force India does not hide its ambitions for 2017. The structure of Vijay Mallya, who presented his VJM10 this Wednesday, would see himself disrupting the hierarchy of the F1, with the trio Mercedes - Red Bull - Ferrari.

“If we hadn't dreamed big, we wouldn't have finished fourth in the championship last year, believes the boss. Being in the company of Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari is a huge achievement in itself, and that will certainly be our goal. We will give everything for this. »

For this, Force India quickly turned its efforts in 2016 to the development of its future car, while continuing its successful campaign with the best result in its history in the championship. A choice that bears fruit according to Sergio Pérez.

“Last year we finished fourth, so I don't see any reason why we can't improve on that, admits Pérez. As I said before, the foundation is very strong and there is a lot of reason for hope. This means an important year for us…

Now, everything is in place with an interesting schedule of updates throughout the year. Whether it will be good enough compared to the big teams, who knows. But I think that we will definitely give the best teams a hard time. »