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Sepang: After a good finish at Albert Park in Melbourne, Sahara Force India looks forward to round two of the FIA Formula One World Championship in Sepang.<\/p>\nSepang: After a good finish at Albert Park in Melbourne, Sahara Force India looks forward to round two of the FIA Formula One World Championship in Sepang.<\/p>\n
Adrian Sutil, who had an incredible race in Australia, said, \u201cIt was a great feeling! We were on a different strategy and we knew we would probably go to the front quite early in the race, but we never expected to be leading for such a long time. It was a surprise for everyone and even more of a surprise that we could keep all the cars behind us while doing really competitive lap times. I actually pulled away from Vettel at one stage in the race. I knew the car was fast, I felt good, I felt confident. On the supersofts I had to give up a few positions, that was normal, that was our strategy because you had to be on them at least once. But I\u2019m not disappointed at all, seventh place is a good way to start the season.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sutil added that in the rain it\u2019s easier sometimes to be at the front and race with the top teams, but in the dry it\u2019s more difficult and normally never happens. \u201cIt\u2019s amazing to see that it was possible in Australia and don\u2019t forget that Nico [Hulkenberg] led for this team at the final race of last year too. There are opportunities, and if you believe in it, you can take those chances. If you don\u2019t believe you can win, you will never win. It\u2019s just an approach, I think. It\u2019s important to set your mind. It\u2019s sometimes hard because we are usually in the midfield, but you should always think a step further.\u201d<\/p>\n
On his thoughts on going back to Malaysia, Sutil said, \u201cI finished fifth in 2010, so I have some good memories. It\u2019s not my favourite track, but it depends on the car. If the car is quick and stable, you enjoy it more, but sometimes you really struggle with the balance, and then it\u2019s a real challenge \u2013 the corners are so long, you need a lot of aerodynamic grip. It\u2019s a track I like to drive, but it\u2019s not like a Monaco or a Spa. I don\u2019t really know what effect the high temperatures will have because we haven\u2019t had them during testing. I think the weather in Australia suited us quite well, so let\u2019s see how Malaysia is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, talking about the Sepang circuit, Paul Di Resta, said, \u201cYou never know what to expect! It could rain, or it could be dry. Temperatures are going to be high, degradation is going to be high, but I think our car is going to suit the warm weather. We\u2019ve had a reasonably strong performance for the last couple of years in Malaysia, so I think we should go there feeling quite optimistic. We have a few days to conquer the jet lag and hopefully be fighting fit.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it is probably one of the most complete tracks of the season. It was the very first of the new generation tracks and it has nice flowing sections, some slow bits, as well as high-speed chicanes. I think it\u2019s one of the better tracks on the calendar. Along with the next one in Shanghai, it\u2019s one of the tracks I enjoy,\u201d said Paul, adding that it\u2019s positive to have four points on the board already, but it\u2019s a shame I was stuck behind Jenson at the beginning of my second stint.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was running a three-stop race and essentially that\u2019s what lost me a lot of track position. We\u2019ve got some things we need to pick up on and we can definitely make some improvements, but we\u2019re in a good place to start the season. Also, we\u2019ve seen already that we can make a stop less than some of our competitors so let’s see if that remains the case in Malaysia,\u201d added Paul.<\/p>\n
According to Team Principal, Dr Vijay Mallya, the last weekend\u2019s race in Melbourne was a great demonstration of how far the team has come lately.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo race against the established front-runners on merit shows the quality of our car, of our driver line-up and of the work everyone in the team is producing every day, whether at the factory or at the circuit. The first back-to-back races of the season mean we are already heading to Malaysia for the second round of the Championship. We have scored points in Sepang the last three times we raced there, including a double-points finish last year, and I believe we can build on the early-season momentum to bring home a valuable result. We have led the last two races and hopefully soon we will have a special result to repay all that effort,\u201d said Dr Mallya.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith improved results come increased responsibilities: the whole world of Formula One \u2013 our rivals, the media and the fans \u2013 now look at Sahara Force India as a competitor for points at every race. It is our duty to sustain this scrutiny by going out every day and performing to our best to keep challenging the top teams in the world. The 2013 Championship is just at the beginning, and it is important not to get carried away with enthusiasm: we will need to channel this positive energy into consistently good performances and continue to improve. We are on a good road, and we must all keep progressing,\u201d said the Team Principal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sepang: After a good finish at Albert Park in Melbourne, Sahara Force India looks forward to round two of the FIA Formula One World Championship in Sepang.<\/p>\n
Adrian Sutil, who had an incredible race in Australia, said, \u201cIt was a great feeling! We were on a different strategy and we knew we would probably go to the front quite early in the race, but we never expected to be leading for such a long time. It was a surprise for everyone and even more of a surprise that we could keep all the cars behind us while doing really competitive lap times. I actually pulled away from Vettel at one stage in the race. I knew the car was fast, I felt good, I felt confident. On the supersofts I had to give up a few positions, that was normal, that was our strategy because you had to be on them at least once. But I\u2019m not disappointed at all, seventh place is a good way to start the season.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-latest"],"yoast_head":"\n