Many different parties have already been connected with the purchase of Honda F1 Racing. Some names were making some sense, some were just rubbish stories. But Nick Fry seems to be confident the buyer will be found:
Force India F1 confirms 2009 drivers, yet again
Only few days after Vijay Mallya casted doubts on job security of his current drivers the Force India F1 team confirmed (yet again) that Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil will keep their race driver seats for next season. Vitantonio Liuzzi will continue as a test driver.
Force India to consult McLaren about 2009 drivers, Sutil and Fisichella not yet safe for 2009
Things can change very quickly in Formula One …
October 17, 2008, Shanghai, Vijay Mallya
“I’ve made it pretty clear that I am happy with both our drivers Adrian (Sutil) and Giancarlo (Fisichella) and they will continue with us in 2009.”
December 11, 2008, Vijay Mallya to BBC:
Force India F1 Team Announces Technical Partnerships
Big changes happening at Force India. Last week Colin Kolles and Mike Gascoyne parted ways with the Silverstone based team. Vijay Mallya took over the job of team principal. The team also ended their engine deal with Ferrari. Today came the expected announcement of new technical parnerships with McLaren and Mercedes:
2009 Formula 1 Drivers Rumours – Fourth Edition
It has been a bit quiet on the rumour front since the third edition but but still not a total radio silence. And surprise surprise, Sato has been talked about again.
This time not in connection with the “future Honda North America Team” but an existing one – Force India. The rumour has it, as Swiss [...]
Monaco 2008 – Force India Fly Kingfisher Party
Looks like Sonia Irvine’s Amber Lounge parties have serious competition from Vijay Mallya . Here are some photos from Fly Kingfisher Party in Monaco 2008, including again DJ Sakon Yamamoto (after his success in Istanbul).
2008 – Turkish GP – Force India Party
A bit of refreshment before the Turkish GP Formula 1 race. Vijay Mallya has been known for his lavish parties and his Kingfisher party last year in Monaco was said to be The party to attend. There are still 2 weeks to go before Monaco but the European Party season has already began for Force [...]
Teixeira, Mallya, India, Sato, Super Aguri, Japan and national F1 teams
I was quite surprised when I read Tony Teixeira’s (A1 GP boss) outburst aimed at Vijay Mallya, the Force India F1 boss. I was also quite impressed by the strong and well aimed reply Mr. Mallya sent back. Here is quick summary just in case you missed out:
Tony Teixeira to Reuters:
“It’s the wrong message. I [...]
2008 F1 Season – Team Mates – Force India
The Force India vacant seat alongside Adrian Sutil was the target of several drivers. I was not too surprised when they decided to hire Giancarlo Fisichella.
Giancarlo Fisichella – Italy
Born: 14 January 1973
In F1 since 1996 – Minardi, 1997 – Jordan, 1998 – 2001 Benetton, 2002 – 2003 Jordan, 2004 Sauber, 2005 – 2007 Renault, 2008 [...]
Force India unveils their 2008 car in Mumbai
I just finished watching the webcast from the Force India car launch. Mr. Mallya had some difficulties pronouncing the names of his F1 drivers right but the event was more about the car.
From what I could see from the small screen web video on the excellent Force India website, the colour scheme is [...]
Fisichella Signed By Force India ?
Vijay Mallya said he will make his decision on the drivers before Christmas, there were even suggestions that the announcement may come this week. And AutoMoto365.com already came up with an exclusive one:
“Automoto365.com can exclusively reveal to its loyal readers this morning that the second seat at Force India has finally been secured by none [...]
Force India – Driver Candidates – The Candidate Speaches
The contest for the Force India race drive is getting hotter. Not that drivers can now do much about the selection (or do they ?) but nevertheless they all talk a lot. Here is the summary of what the leading contenders for the Force India seat Ralf Schumacher, Giancarlo Fisichella, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Christian Klien and [...]









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