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Points in Melbourne
Sauber disqualified - Adrian 9th
The Force India F1 Team made a solid start to the 2011 season today with Adrian driving home the VJM04 to secure 11th place and Paul finishing his first ever Grand Prix in 12th position, both just outside the points.
In the glorious Melbourne sunshine, Adrian and Paul made a good start to the race, running in P10 and P12 respectively by the end of lap one. Paul was the first to pit for a set of new option tyres on lap 14 while Adrian's first stop came on lap 16. For the team's second pit stops Adrian came in for prime tyres on lap 37 and Paul for new primes on lap 36. The pair then ran consistently in 11th and 12th, maintaining their positions until the chequered flag at the end of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix.
Adrian Sutil (car 14)
"Generally it was not a bad race. Coming from 16th was not easy; the start itself was good and as usual there were a lot of cars at the first corner, but I made up several places by the end of lap one. We had good performance on the track and in the end it was a good race for the first one of the season. It is a shame that we were just outside the top ten, but we hope to have improved our pace and be in the points in Malaysia."
Following a post-race FIA decision to exclude the Sauber F1 Team from the Australia Grand Prix race results, Force India F1 Team’s drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul Di Resta have been classified in 9th and 10th places respectively. As a result of this, both drivers now score points in the first race of season.
In the glorious Melbourne sunshine, Adrian and Paul made a good start to the race, running in P10 and P12 respectively by the end of lap one. Paul was the first to pit for a set of new option tyres on lap 14 while Adrian's first stop came on lap 16. For the team's second pit stops Adrian came in for prime tyres on lap 37 and Paul for new primes on lap 36. The pair then ran consistently in 11th and 12th, maintaining their positions until the chequered flag at the end of the 2011 Australian Grand Prix.
Adrian Sutil (car 14)
"Generally it was not a bad race. Coming from 16th was not easy; the start itself was good and as usual there were a lot of cars at the first corner, but I made up several places by the end of lap one. We had good performance on the track and in the end it was a good race for the first one of the season. It is a shame that we were just outside the top ten, but we hope to have improved our pace and be in the points in Malaysia."
Following a post-race FIA decision to exclude the Sauber F1 Team from the Australia Grand Prix race results, Force India F1 Team’s drivers Adrian Sutil and Paul Di Resta have been classified in 9th and 10th places respectively. As a result of this, both drivers now score points in the first race of season.
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