Dr Vijay Mallya has confirmed that Sahara Force India Formula 1 team will invest several millions of dollars in new technology for next season of the World Championship.
“We’ve scored more points in 2012 than in any previous season and every year we’ve demonstrated that we’ve gone up the ladder. Given the tools that we have, which are mostly of the Jordan era, we have done exceptionally well,” said Mallya.
The co-owner of the team indicated that the team has the ambition of moving forward next season.
“We had a board meeting in India after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the board has approved a £50 million ($80M) capital investment programme for the team. We are going to invest heavily in new technology and give more tools to our design team to try and move further up the grid,” he added.
The Indian billionnaire wants his team to beat Sauber for sixth place in the constructors' championship. With just one race to go this Sunday in Brazil, Sauber is sixth with 124 points, while Sahara Force India is seventh with 99.
“We hope that Nico (Hulkenberg) will be able to pull off what he did for Williams in 2010 [pole position]. That’s what is needed if we want to catch Sauber! Otherwise I hope we can end the season with a strong result. Two cars in the points would be nice,” said Mallya.
“We’ve scored more points in 2012 than in any previous season and every year we’ve demonstrated that we’ve gone up the ladder. Given the tools that we have, which are mostly of the Jordan era, we have done exceptionally well,” said Mallya.
The co-owner of the team indicated that the team has the ambition of moving forward next season.
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| Vijay Mallya. (Photo: Sahara Force India F1 Team) |
“We had a board meeting in India after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the board has approved a £50 million ($80M) capital investment programme for the team. We are going to invest heavily in new technology and give more tools to our design team to try and move further up the grid,” he added.
The Indian billionnaire wants his team to beat Sauber for sixth place in the constructors' championship. With just one race to go this Sunday in Brazil, Sauber is sixth with 124 points, while Sahara Force India is seventh with 99.
“We hope that Nico (Hulkenberg) will be able to pull off what he did for Williams in 2010 [pole position]. That’s what is needed if we want to catch Sauber! Otherwise I hope we can end the season with a strong result. Two cars in the points would be nice,” said Mallya.