2010 PRESS PACK.

FORCEINDIA FORMULA ONETEAM

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02_CORPORATE PROFILE04_CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME06_TEAM HISTORY08_VJM0310_INTRODUCTION TO THE VJM0312_NEW REGULATIONS14_DRIVER PROFILES24_TEAM PERSONNEL32_ANATOMY OF A RACE TEAM34_2010 CALENDAR36_SPONSORS37_FACTS & FIGURES40_MEDIA CONTACTS

02_CORPORATE PROFILE / INTRODUCTION

2009 WAS THE YEAR THE FORCE INDIAFORMULA ONE TEAM TRULY ARRIVED IN F1..

ANINDIANSUMMER

One pole, one podium and one fastest lap signalled the end of obscurity and a tangible step towards becoming a front running team. In doing so, it was the first glimmer of the fulfilment of the dream laid by Dr Vijay Mallya and the Mol family on purchasing the team two years previous.

The team was created in the final months of 2007 when Dr Mallya, owner of India’s iconic UB Group and Kingfisher Airlines, and Jan & Michiel Mol, Dutch e-commerce businessmen, founded a joint venture company named Orange India Holdings. The company bought the team from the Dutch car manufacturer Spyker Cars N.V. and the next year, in 2008, made history when the Force India F1 Team took to the track as the first-ever Indian Formula 1 team entered into the FIA Formula One World Championship.

The team is based in Silverstone, UK, and will contest the 2010 championship, its third year of competition, with German Adrian Sutil and Italian Tonio Liuzzi as race drivers. Paul di Resta, from Scotland, will ably support Adrian and Tonio as test and reserve driver.

Although still a relatively young team, Force India has a strong heritage and deep roots in the sport. It is built from the ashes of Jordan Grand Prix, which was established by Irishman Eddie Jordan in 1991. Although always one of the smaller teams

in the field, it had a constant ability to run with the front teams and, at times, out-race them. Over time Jordan Grand Prix scored three victories and numerous podiums, becoming one of F1’s most successful teams. In 2004 Jordan sold the team to the Midland Group and it was renamed Midland F1 Racing in 2005. Following the purchase of the team by Spyker Cars N.V. in 2006, it subsequently became the Spyker Formula One Team for the 2007 championship before Force India was created in the final months of that year.

With its name and patriotic logo now incorporating the colours of the Indian flag and its chakra, the team has become a sporting representation of the emerging generation of young, success-hungry, fast paced global Indians and the growing strength of India as a nation.

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04_CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME / INTRODUCTION

ONE PODIUM, ONE POLE POSITION, ONE FASTEST LAP, FIVE TOP 10 STARTS

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Small we still are, but backmarkers we certainly are not. When I bought the team in 2007 a lot of observers thought that my assertions of making the team into a front runner was over-ambitious; it was even arrogant. But I had the faith in my team management, I had the faith in my drivers and, most of all, I had the faith that the team’s spirit would shine through and make that crucial difference.

Sure enough along the way we have had our teething problems, as any new team has, but this has just made us stronger. We’ve learnt from our experiences and we’ve come out a better team: resilient, resourceful and now resurgent.

I hope 2010 will see this great progress carrying forward. We’ve got one podium so far but I would hope that, this time next year, I’m talking about more points and more podiums. I’m confident we can get this, why not aim high – we’ve done it once before!

Dr. Vijay Mallya

I DON’T THINK I AM BEINGOVER-PROUD WHEN I SAY2009 WAS AN EXCEPTIONALYEAR FOR THE FORCE INDIAFORMULA ONE TEAM. THE BARE STATISTICS SAY IT ALL:AND ALL FROM A TEAM THAT PEOPLE WERE ACCUSTOMED TO DESCRIBING AS ‘BACK OF THE GRID’ OR ‘F1’S MINNOWS.’

06_FORCE INDIA HISTORY / INTRODUCTION

‘WHAT AN UNBELIEVABLE RESULT WE HAVE HAD HERE. I AM SO PROUD OF GIANCARLO, THE TEAM IN THE GARAGE AND THE FACTORY AND ALSO FOR THE ENTIRE INDIAN NATION. THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO SAY: WE’VE DONE BOTH OURSELVES AND THE COUNTRY PROUD.’DR. VIJAY MALLYA

‘THE TEAM NEVER GAVE UP. WE LIKE THE FIGHT, THE TEAM ARE FIGHTERS AND WE WILL GIVE THE MAXIMUM.’TONIO LIUZZI

Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella start the season and solid car development soon shows Force India’s potential. Mid-season, Force India finally secures its first points, but does so in style with Fisichella snatching a pole position and podium at the Belgian Grand Prix. Added to this, the team started in the top ten in Germany, Italy, Japan and Brazil and finishes the year ninth in the constructors’ championship with 13 points.

Tonio Liuzzi steps up from the test and reserve driver role in Italy to replace the Ferrari-bound Fisichella and starts in the top ten. Sutil grabs his first points in over a year in Italy, also posting the fastest lap of the race.

2009

‘WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUROBJECTIVES AND THENSOME MORE AND CAN ONLYBUILD ON THIS OVER THEWINTER INTO 2010.’............... DR. VIJAY MALLYA

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The Force India Formula One Team makes history in Australia as the first Indian team to contest a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Fisichella partners Sutil, aided by Liuzzi as test and reserve driver.

The team finishes the year with no points, but made strong progress over the year, signing a partnership with McLaren and Mercedes to supply a complete drivetrain for 2009.

‘TO BE ONE OF 11 TEAMS PARTICIPATING IS ITSELF IS A MATTER OF GREAT PRIDE. NOT EVERYONE CAN SAY WE OWN AN F1 TEAM AND WE ARE ON THAT GRID. IT TAKES A LOT TO BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. YOU’RE EFFECTIVELY COMPETING AT THE VERY HIGHEST LEVEL IN THE WORLD FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. DR. VIJAY MALLYA

The Force India Formula One Team is created.

The Orange India Holdings group, led by Dr Vijay Mallya and Jan and Michiel Mol, purchases the team from the Spyker Formula One Team to form India’s first ever Formula One team.

‘WHAT CAN I ADD? WELL, FIRST OF ALL I BRING INDIA TO THE F1 TABLE. SECONDLY, OUT-OF-THE-BOX THINKING. I HAVE PROVED WITH ALL MY BUSINESSES THAT, WITH AN ATYPICAL APPROACH, SUCCESS IS POSSIBLE EVEN IN THE MOST CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTS.DR. VIJAY MALLYA

2008 2007

08_VJM03 / TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

VJM03TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

DAMPERS

CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE MONOCOQUE WITH ZYLON LEGALITY SIDE ANTI-INTRUSION PANELS.

ALUMINIUM UPRIGHTS WITH CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE WISHBONES, TRACKROD AND PUSHROD. INBOARD CHASSIS MOUNTED TORSION SPRINGS, DAMPERS AND ANTI-ROLL BAR ASSEMBLY.

ALUMINIUM UPRIGHTS WITH CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITE WISHBONES, TRACKROD AND PUSHROD. INBOARD GEARBOX MOUNTED TORSION SPRINGS, DAMPERS AND ANTI-ROLL BAR ASSEMBLY.

3250MM

1480MM

1420MM

950MM

4900MM

620KG (WITH DRIVER, BY REGULATIONS)

BBS FORGED WHEELS TO FORCE INDIA SPECIFICATION

MERCEDES BENZ HIGH PERFORMANCE ENGINES V8 2.4-LITRE

MCLAREN RACING 7-SPEED, SEMI-AUTOMATIC, E’-SHIFT

MOBIL 1 PRODUCTS

NGK

AP RACING CARBON CLUTCH

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA

AP RACING

CARBON COMPOSITE

PENSKE

CHASSIS

WHEELBASE

FRONT TRACK

REAR TRACK

OVERALL HEIGHT

OVERALL LENGTH

OVERALL WEIGHT

WHEELS

ENGINE SUPPLIER

TRANSMISSION

LUBRICANTS

SPARK PLUGS

CLUTCH

TYRES

BRAKE SYSTEM

BRAKE MATERIAL

FRONT SUSPENSION

REAR SUSPENSION

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VJM03TECHNICALSPECIFICATION

10_VJM03 / INTRODUCTION

THE FORCE INDIA FORMULAONE TEAM FINISHED THE2009 SEASON AS A GENUINEREGULAR CONTENDERFOR POINTS AND THE NEW2010 CHALLENGER, THEVJM03, BUILDS ON THE SOLID FOUNDATIONSESTABLISHED BY ITSPREDECESSOR, WHICH TOOK POLE FOR THE BELGIAN GP..

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With driver consistency in Adrian Sutil and Tonio Liuzzi and the able support of Paul Di Resta in the test and reserve driver role, this year the team is looking forward to a strong performance right from the start of the year.

‘Our goal is to continue on the same path of performance improvement that we had at the end of 2009,’ says chairman and team principal Dr Vijay Mallya. ‘I don’t think I am being over-proud when I say 2009 was an exceptional year for us. The bare statistics say it all: one podium, one pole position, one fastest lap, a further five top 10 starts and 13 points. We’ve learnt from our experiences and we’ve come out a better team: resilient, resourceful and now resurgent. I hope 2010 will see this great progress carrying forward. We’ve got one podium so far but I would hope that, this time next year, I’m talking about more points and more podiums. I’m confident we can get this, why not aim high?’

While the VJM03 is an evolution of last year’s strong car, it incorporates the package of rules changes introduced for this year, including the requirement for a larger fuel tank as a result of the refuelling ban and a switch to narrower front tyres.

Technical director Mark Smith explains: ‘The VJM03 is definitely an evolution of the VJM02 in terms of the design philosophies we have developed at Force India over the last year. We are very happy with the direction, therefore we have opted to evolve the car rather than significantly revise.

‘Obviously one of the major aspects we have had to contend with are regulation changes which have had a considerable impact on some aspects of the design of the car. The removal of refuelling from races increases the amount of fuel needed to be stored in the cars – almost twice the amount we ran in 2009. There is a compromise now: either make the car much longer or wider, or, as we have done, a combination of both. This of course has influenced the mechanical design solutions and also the aerodynamics, specifically with respects to the diffuser and bodywork.

‘Even with the ban of double diffusers for 2011, we recognise that we still have to push as much as we possibly can in this area in 2010 as we have targets to meet and the double diffuser is a key development aspect of the car.’

Last year’s VJM02 was noticeably quicker on the low downforce circuits, however Mark is confident that this year the VJM03 will be strong across the board: ‘The VJM02 was a relatively low drag car that showed well on the low downforce tracks. As was demonstrated throughout 2009, that was a useful attribute but as we go into 2010 we have tried to maintain a high level of aerodynamic efficiency, but we recognise that our championship position will be enhanced by a general level of performance that is suited to all types of circuits. We have, we believe, quite an efficient car overall.’

Adrian Sutil is eagerly anticipating the start of the season: ‘2010 is a really important season and we are very optimistic about going well. I think this year it’s important to be consistent from the first race. I’d like to be in the midfield and be competitive from Bahrain. It’s the first time we have been completely on schedule so I feel this will be the first season when I can show from the beginning to the end what is possible with the car and what I can do. Of course we will have updates and performance packages from this point on but I hope we will be strong from the first practice session rather than compromising at the start.’

Meanwhile Tonio Liuzzi is also going to the season with a strong goal: ‘After one and a half years in a test role, I feel really prepared, both physically and mentally for a full race season. My objective is to be as strong and consistent as possible and give good feedback to the team to help them improve. For sure scoring points as many times as I can is going to be the key and you never know, perhaps we can get something more as well if everything comes together.’

12_NEW REGULATIONS

WHAT’S NEW IN 2010

CHANGES TO THE SPORTING AND TECHNICALREGULATIONS IN 2010

No RefuellingRefuelling will not be a feature of F1 for the first time since 1993. Typically until now teams built their cars to take a fuel load of around 80-90kgs. That capacity has risen to 170kgs or more to ensure that cars can safely reach the end of races where consumption is particularly high. Pit stops will be as important as ever, however, as drivers will be obliged to make at least one stop. As last year they have to use both the prime and option tyres at some stage during the course of the race.

Narrower Front TyresThe front tyres have been narrowed by 20mm, which means there is less rubber in contact with the ground and the tyres will in effect be under greater stress. Bridgestone wanted to make this change last season, the first year with slick tyres, but teams had already begun to design their cars around the existing front tyre size.

Fewer Sets of Tyres Per WeekendDrivers now have fewer sets of dry tyres to use each weekend. The allocation has been cut from 14 to 11 sets each, comprised of six primes (the harder tyre), and five options (the softer tyre). To help guarantee that the track is busy on Friday, one set of primes has to be returned to Bridgestone after P1, and thus can only be used in that session. After P2 a further set of primes and a set of options also have to be returned, leaving drivers with eight sets – four of each compound – for the remainder of the weekend.

Top 10 Start on Tyres on Which They Qualified An extra element has been added to strategy with a rule that requires the 10 drivers who make it to Q3 to start on exactly the same set of tyres on which they qualified, although that only applies if both qualifying and the race require dry tyres.

Eight Engines for 19 RacesThe rule specifying that drivers only have eight engines per season remains in place. However, while there were only 17 events last year, this season that allocation has to be stretched over 19 race weekends. Henceforth if a driver uses two additional engines in one weekend – in other words his ninth and 10th of the season – he will drop 10 places on the grid for that race, and 10 places on the grid for the next race.

Ban on Wheel Covers or Fairings In recent years cars have sprouted dramatically shaped wheel covers or ‘spinners,’ which were intended to improve aerodynamic efficiency. They have now been banned, in essence as a cost saving measure.

Safety Car Restarts Restarts after safety car periods could be more spectacular this year, because the field is now released at the safety car line – in effect adjacent to the pit entry – rather than at the start/finish line. Overtaking will be allowed as soon as cars pass the safety car line.

Testing for Substitute Drivers Testing during the season is banned, as before. However there is now provision for any replacement driver to have a day of testing in order to acclimatise, although it cannot take place at a circuit that is used for a race.

New Points System A Grand Prix winner will now get 25 points rather than 10, and the top 10 finishers will be rewarded on the basis 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.

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CHANGES TO THE SPORTING AND TECHNICALREGULATIONS IN 2010

14_ADRIAN SUTIL / DRIVER PROFILE

ADRIANSUTIL

ADRIAN REMAINS WITH FORCE INDIA FORA FOURTH CONSECUTIVE SEASON, HUNGRYTO ACHIEVE BOTH HIS, AND THE TEAM’S,ULTIMATE GOAL OF BECOMING A REGULARPOINTS AND PODIUM CHALLENGER.

DATE OF BIRTH 11TH JANUARY 1983

BORN GRAEFELING, GERMANY

LIVES OENSINGEN, SWITZERLAND

WEIGHT 75KG

HEIGHT 1.83M

MARITAL STATUS SINGLE

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Until his early teenage years, however, Adrian was destined for a career in music rather than motor racing. His father, Jorge, who had migrated from Uruguay to Germany in his late 20s, played the violin in the Müncher Philharmonie for many years and his mother, Monika, was also a talented musician. The young Adrian learnt to play piano to concert pianist standard.

Adrian’s first contact with motorsport was when his brother took him to a karting track aged just 14. He never looked back to music and, instead, resolved to get to the pinnacle of the sport; Formula 1. In his first season in single-seater motorsport in 2002, he won the Formula Ford Swiss championship with 12 pole positions and 12 wins in 12 races. In 2004 he graduated to the Formula 3 Euroseries, securing four podiums in his maiden season.

In 2005 Adrian moved to the ASM team, finishing second in the championship to 2008 F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton, with 11 podiums in 18 races. He also participated in three A1GP races for A1 Team Germany, but in 2006 moved across to the Far East to compete in the Japanese F3 championship. With strong performances throughout the year, Adrian secured his first international title with five wins, which paved the way to his first contact with F1 later than year.

2009 was Adrian’s most successful year in F1 since his 2007 championship debut. As the VJM02 steadily improved performance over the season, Adrian qualified seventh on the grid for his home Grand Prix in Germany and then put the car on the front row at Monza. After a hard race he secured fourth position and the fastest lap of the race, his best result to date in F1. Further impressive qualifying positions followed in both Japan and Brazil, where he qualified in the top four.

Adrian got his break into F1 in 2006 when he joined the Midland F1 team for three Friday practice sessions. His speed and commitment impressed the team and he was signed on a multi-year race seat contract starting from 2007 when it became Spyker Formula One Team. The young German made quite an impression on the field; he shone in Monaco to head the timesheets in practice and then secured his, and the team’s, first world championship point in a rain-lashed Japanese Grand Prix that had claimed many more experienced drivers.

For 2008, Adrian remained with the team in its new Force India guise. He did not score any points that season but again featured well in several races, including the Monaco Grand Prix in which he so nearly got an unexpected fourth position.

16_ADRIAN SUTIL / DRIVER PROFILE

2000 3RD, GERMAN ICA CHAMPIONSHIP WITH PCR GERMANY

2001 KART EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP WITH BIREL MOTORSPORT (ONE POLE)

2002 CHAMPION, SWISS FORMULA FORD WITH SSPT RACING (12 WINS, 12 POLES)

2003 6TH, GERMAN FORMULA ADAC BMW CHAMPIONSHIP WITH TEAM HBR MOTORSPORT

2004 F3 EUROSERIES WITH TEAM KOLLES (TWO POLES)

2005 2ND, F3 EUROSERIES WITH TEAM ASM (TWO POLES, TWO WINS, 11 PODIUMS AND LAP RECORD AT MONACO, SPA AND NORISRING) 2ND, MARLBORO MASTERS IN ZANDVOORT

2006 FRIDAY DRIVER AT THREE GRANDS PRIX, SPYKER FORMULA ONE TEAM CHAMPION, JAPANESE FORMULA 3

2007 19TH, F1 WITH SPYKER (1 POINT)

2008 20TH, F1 WITH FORCE INDIA (0 POINTS)

2009 17TH, F1 WITH FORCE INDIA (5 POINTS), ONE FASTEST LAP (ITALY)

F1 STATISTICS

WINS 0

POLES 0

FASTEST LAPS 1 (ITALY 2009)

TOTAL POINTS 6

HIGHEST CHAMPIONSHIP 17TH (2009) POSITION

NO OF RACES 52 (END 2009)

ADRIAN SUTIL

YEAR ENTRANT CHASSIS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC POINT

2007 SPYKER F8-VII AUS MAL BHR ESP MON CAN USA FRA GBR EUR HUN TUR ITA BEL JPN CHN BRA - - 19TH 1 17 DNF 15 13 DNF DNF 14 17 DNF DNF 17 21 19 14 8 DNF DNF - -

2008 FORCE VJM01 AUS MAL BHR ESP TUR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN CHN BRA - 20TH 0 INDIA DNF DNF 19 DNF 16 DNF DNF 19 DNF 16 DNF DNF 13 19 DNF DNF DNF 16

2009 FORCE VJM02 AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA UAE - - 17TH 5 INDIA 9 17 17 16 DNF 14 17 17 15 DNF 10 11 4 DNF 13 DNF 17 - -

RESULTS

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18_VITANTONIO LIUZZI / DRIVER PROFILE

VITANTONIOLIUZZI

starts, including nine pole positions, Tonio stormed to the championship. The Italian holds the joint all-time record for F3000 wins along with Juan Pablo Montoya and Nick Heidfeld.

For the 2005 season Tonio joined the newly formed Red Bull Racing team in Formula 1. With David Coulthard confirmed as one race driver, Tonio and Christian Klien shared the second seat, with Klien getting three races before Tonio finally made his F1 race debut on home soil at Imola. Scoring the final point on offer was certainly a promising start, but he only retained the car for a further three races before Klien took over for the rest of the season.

Tonio moved to sister outfit Toro Rosso in 2006, where he remained for the 2007 season. Inclement weather conditions at the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix gave the team the opportunity to grab points and Tonio took a career-best sixth. A swap to Force India beckoned and Tonio now looks forward to his first full season since the move, with the aim of securing solid points finishes throughout the year.

Tonio joined Force India to fulfil the crucial development role for its debut Formula 1 campaign in 2008 and moved up to a race seat from the 2009 Italian Grand Prix.

The Italian has a rich history in the junior formula. After success in the domestic and international karting championships, he won karting’s equivalent of Formula 1 in 2001. That same year Tonio also finished second in the German Formula Renault Championship.

During 2002 Tonio contested the German Formula 3 Championship and established his reputation as one of the quickest drivers in the series. Three pole positions, three podiums and a dominant pole to flag victory in the San Marino International Formula 3 race at Imola displayed his true potential.

In 2003 Tonio contested the FIA F3000 International Championship and again success quickly followed as he finished fourth overall. His 2003 performances earned him the lead drive with that year’s championship winning team, Arden International, for 2004. Taking seven wins from a total of ten

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DATE OF BIRTH 6 AUGUST 1981

BORN LOCOROTONDO, ITALY

LIVES LUGANO, SWITZERLAND

WEIGHT 67KG

HEIGHT 1.78M

MARITAL STATUS SINGLE

2010 MARKS TONIO’S FIRST FULL F1SEASON WITH THE FORCE INDIA FORMULAONE TEAM FOLLOWING 18 MONTHS AS ITS TEST AND RESERVE DRIVER..

20_VITANTONIO LIUZZI / DRIVER PROFILE

1993 1ST, ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP

1994 2ND, ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP

1995 VICTORY IN LONATO WINTER CUP, 2ND, WORLD KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP, 2ND, ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP, 5TH, EUROPEAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP

1996 JUNIOR INTERCONTINENTAL A CATEGORY, VICTORY LONATO WINTER CUP 2ND, MARGUTTI TROPHY, PARMA - 1ST, ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP

1997 KARTING, FORMULA A CATEGORY 1ST, BRAZILIAN KARTING PRIX, SAO PAULO 2ND, ITALIAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP 7TH, KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1998 3RD, FORMULA SUPER A 7TH, EUROPEAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

1999 VICTORY AT VAL D’ARGENTON, SECOND ROUND EUROPEAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY AYRTON SENNA MEMORIAL TROPHY (SUZUKA), FORMULA PALMER AUDI TEST DRIVE

2000 6TH, KARTING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN BRAGA, PORTUGAL 2ND, KARTING WORLD CUP (MOTEGI) 3RD, 125CC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (MARIEMBOURG)

2001 FIA-CIK KARTING WORLD CHAMPION 2ND, GERMAN FORMULA RENAULT CHAMPIONSHIP

2002 9TH, GERMAN FORMULA 3 CHAMPIONSHIP TESTED WITH BMW WILLIAMS F1 TEAM

2003 4TH, FIA F3000 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

2004 FIA F3000 INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION

2005 24TH, F1, RED BULL RACING (1 POINT)

2006 19TH, F1, TORO ROSSO (1 POINT)

2007 18TH, F1, TORO ROSSO (3 POINTS)

2008 TEST & RESERVE DRIVER, FORCE INDIA FORMULA ONE TEAM

2009 22ND, F1, FORCE INDIA (0 POINTS)

VITANTONIO LIUZZI

F1 STATISTICS

WINS 0

POLES 0

FASTEST LAPS 0

TOTAL POINTS 5

HIGHEST CHAMPIONSHIP 18TH (2007) POSITION

NO OF RACES 44 (END 2009)

YEAR ENTRANT CHASSIS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 WDC POINT

2005 RED BULL RB1 AUS MAL BHR SMR ESP MON EUR CAN USA FRA GBR GER HUN TUR ITA BEL BRA JPN CHN 24TH 1 RACING TD TD TD 8 RET RET 9 TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD TD

2006 SCUDERIA STR1 BHR MAL AUS SMR EUR ESP MON GBR CAN USA FRA GER HUN TUR ITA CHN JPN BRA - 19TH 1 TORO ROSSO 11 11 RET 14 RET 15 10 13 13 8 13 10 RET RET 14 10 14 13 -

2007 SCUDERIA STR2 AUS MAL BHR ESP MON CAN USA FRA GBR EUR HUN TUR ITA BEL JPN CHN BRA - - 18TH 3 TORO ROSSO 14 17 RET RET RET RET 17 RET 16 RET RET 15 17 12 9 6 13 - -

2009 FORCE VJM02 AUS MAL CHN BHR ESP MON TUR GBR GER HUN EUR BEL ITA SIN JPN BRA UAE - - 22ND 0 INDIA - - - - - - - - - - - - DNF 14 14 12 15 - -

RESULTS

22_PAUL DI RESTA / DRIVER PROFILE

PAULDI RESTA

DATE OF BIRTH 16 APRIL 1986

BORN UPHALL, WEST LOTHIAN, UK

LIVES BATHGATE, WEST LOTHIAN, UK

WEIGHT 75.5KG

HEIGHT 1.85M

MARITAL STATUS SINGLE

PAUL DI RESTA IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST YOUNGBRITISH RACING TALENTS. BORN IN SCOTLAND IN1986 TO PARENTS OF ITALIAN DESCENT, HE STARTEDKARTING AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, FOLLOWING IN THEFOOTSTEPS OF HIS COUSIN DARIO FRANCHITTI, WHORECENTLY SECURED HIS SECOND INDYCARCHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. .

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PAUL DI RESTA

1994 - 2001 KARTING CHAMPIONSHIPS

1999 EUROPEAN KARTING CHAMPIONSHIP, 2ND OVERALL

2001 BRITISH KARTING CHAMPION

2002 BRITISH FORMULA RENAULT WINTER SERIES

2003 BRITISH FORMULA RENAULT, 7TH OVERALL, ONE WIN, ONE PODIUM

2004 BRITISH FORMULA RENAULT, 3RD OVERALL, FOUR WINS, FOUR PODIUMS 5TH PLACE BAHRAIN F3-SUPERPRIX MCLAREN AUTOSPORT BRDC YOUNG DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD WINNER

2005 FORMULA 3 EUROSERIES, 10TH OVERALL, ONE PODIUM

2006 FORMULA 3 EUROSERIES CHAMPION, FIVE WINS, FOUR PODIUMS BP ULTIMATE MASTERS VICTORY AT ZANDVOORT

2007 DTM (MERCEDES), 5TH OVERALL, FOUR PODIUMS HIGHEST PLACED DRIVER IN TWO YEAR-OLD CAR

2008 DTM (WORKS MERCEDES C KLASSE), 2ND OVERALL, TWO WINS, FIVE PODIUMS

2009 DTM (WORKS MERCEDES C KLASSE), 3RD OVERALL, ONE WIN, TWO PODIUMS

24_TEAM PERSONNEL

DR.VIJAYMALLYA

DR VIJAY MALLYA IS THE CHARISMATIC BUSINESSMANHEADING UP ONE OF INDIA’S LARGEST AND MOSTSIGNIFICANT BUSINESS EMPIRES, THE UB GROUP..

CHAIRMAN AND TEAM PRINCIPAL

Kingfisher Airlines is today the market leader in India’s booming aviation market. With the merger of Air Deccan and Kingfisher Airlines, the airline covers all segments of air travel from low fares to premium fares and offers the maximum number of flights offered by any single airline network in India. It has added international routes from Bangalore and Mumbai to London, Singapore, Dubai and Hong Kong to its armoury over a two year period.

In 2007, United Spirits Limited, the flagship of the UB Group, also acquired a hundred percent of premium scotch distillers Whyte & Mackay and Liquidity Inc, a United States-based maker of speciality vodkas.

In addition to his Chairmanship of several other corporations, Dr. Mallya has been the Chairman of Aventis Pharma India (previously Hoechst) as well as the Chairman of Bayer Crop Science in India (previously Agrevo) for over 20 years.

Dr. Mallya has received several professional awards both in India and overseas. He was conferred a Doctorate of Philosophy in Business Administration by the Southern California University, Irvine, and has also been nominated as a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum.

With annual sales of over US $4 billion and a market capitalisation of approximately US $12 billion, the Group has diverse interests in brewing, distilling, real estate, engineering, fertilisers, biotechnology, information technology and aviation. It is also the largest Indian manufacturer of beer and spirits.

In the late 80s, Dr. Mallya pursued global opportunities to transform the UB Group into India’s first multinational company and in 1988, in a leveraged buyout, acquired the global Berger Paints Group with operating companies across four continents.

In 1990, following the Government of India’s liberalised economic policies, Dr. Mallya decided that the UB Group would only retain interests in businesses that were globally competitive. He also decided to focus on areas of core competence and transformed the vastly diversified UB conglomerate into a handful of key operating businesses including spirits, beer and Kingfisher Airlines.

One of Dr Mallya’s major passions has however always been cars and motorsport in particular. He has had a longstanding presence in motorsport dating back to the 1970s and 80s when he participated in several club races and non-championship Grands Prix, including the Madras and Calcutta Grands Prix, in Mo Nunn-owned Ensigns. When Dr. Mallya was elected by shareholders as Chairman of UB in 1983 at the age of 28 business interests began to take considerably more of his time, he took to collecting and racing historic and vintage cars in the UK.

In the late 90s Dr Mallya returned to Formula 1, this time as a sponsor. Kingfisher beer logos appeared on the Benetton Formula One Team in 1996 and 1997 and in 2007, Kingfisher Airlines was a sponsor of the Panasonic Toyota Formula One Team. During this time Dr Mallya’s imagination was fired again for F1 and, spotting a unique business opportunity, he formed a joint venture company with Jan and Michiel Mol to purchase the Spyker Formula One Team at the end of 2007. Force India was officially launched in January 2008 and has since gone from strength to strength.

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26_TEAM PERSONNEL

MICHIELMOLCO-OWNER

Born in 1969 in Delft, The Netherlands, after his graduation from Leiden University with a degree in Computer Science and Mathematics, he founded his own company, Lost Boys international (LBi), that quickly became Europe’s largest digital agency. It is currently listed on both the Dutch and Swedish stock exchanges.

Michiel then went on to found two more companies in the digital world: Media Republic and Guerrilla Games, thus becoming involved in cross media and gaming. The games development agency, known for its efforts on the PlayStation 2 classic Killzone and PlayStation 2, PC and Xbox hit Shellshock: Nam ’67, was sold to Sony in 2005.

Michiel is always forward-thinking and sees opportunities for innovative projects. Currently he is a member (and largest shareholder) of the supervisory board at LBi and Media Republic and is involved in the recent start-ups Karami Games and Flogs.

MICHIEL MOL, CO-OWNER OF THE FORCE INDIA FORMULA ONE TEAM, IS ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST SUCCESSFULE-BUSINESSMEN OF THE PAST DECADE..

JANMOLJAN MOL HAS EXPERIENCED BUSINESS SUCCESS AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL..

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active as an informal investor and art collector, whilst setting up a fund for charitable activities. Jan’s motto in life is to have “serious fun”, which sits nicely along that of his business partner Vijay Mallya, who is better known as “the king of good times”.

Jan Mol was born in Breda, the Netherlands, on 18 May 1941. In 1966 he started the first independent Dutch software house ‘Volmac Software Group’, which went on to become one of the leading software companies in the Netherlands. It excelled in consultancy, training and custom software solutions and by 1990, its turnover exceeded FL 1 billion and net profits were close to FL 100 million. Volmac was then taken over by French multinational Cap Gemini.

Following the sale of the company, Jan became

28_TEAM PERSONNEL

OTMARSZAFNAUER

Additionally he ensures the McLaren and Mercedes partnerships are correctly implemented and developed in line with the team’s goals and long-term strategy.

Otmar has a wealth of Formula One and motorsport experience. After completing a degree in electrical engineering at the Wayne State university and a Masters degree in business and economics and the university of Detroit, he joined the Ford Motor Company in the USA in 1986. In 1995 his interest in racing led to his appointment as programmes manager of Ford Racing in the States.

In 1998 Otmar made the step ‘across the pond’ to take up the position of operations director for the newly formed British American Racing team in F1. After a three-year stint he then moved to Jaguar and ultimately to Honda in 2002 where he held positions including vice president of Honda Racing Development.

OTMAR JOINED FORCE INDIA AS CHIEFOPERATING OFFICER IN NOVEMBER 2009 TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAY TO DAYMANAGEMENT OF FACTORY AND TRACKSIDEOPERATIONS AND ENSURE THE MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY OF ALL IN-HOUSE DEPARTMENTS. .

1986 - FORD MOTOR COMPANY, 1992 MANUFACTURING ENGINEER

1991 - TEAM OTMAR RACING, 1995 OWNER-DRIVER

1995 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, RACING PROGRAMS MANAGER

1998 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, PRODUCT AND BUSINESS STRATEGY OFFICE

2001 BRITISH AMERICAN RACING, OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

2002 JAGUAR RACING FORMULA ONE TEAM, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

2006 HONDA RACING DEVELOPMENT, VICE PRESIDENT

2008 HONDA RACING F1, DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY AND BUSINESS PLANNING

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

For Mark, joining the team was somewhat of a return, having worked for Eddie Jordan on his debut F1 project in the very same Silverstone factory Force India now calls home. Mark progressed through the team’s ranks to become joint chief designer until, after 11 years with the team, he joined Renault Formula One Team as chief designer working under Mike Gascoyne, who had himself departed Jordan for Renault.

Mark then joined Red Bull Racing in 2005, initially as deputy technical director but was promoted soon after to technical director where he had a more diverse involvement within the technical areas of a team.

In the early stages of his career, Mark also worked for Comtec, the March Group composites facility, as a project engineer working on the Porsche and Alfa Indycar projects and the March F3000 car. From there, he moved on to Reynard Racing Cars where he designed the gearbox for the 1990 F3000 car, working under Gary Anderson. In January 1990, along with Anderson and Andrew Green, Mark became one of the first employees of Jordan Grand Prix.

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1984 GRADUATED FROM THE POLYTECHNIC, WOLVERHAMPTON

1984 GKN TRANSMISSIONS, MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEER

1988 COMTEC (MARCH GROUP COMPOSITES), PROJECT ENGINEER

1989 REYNARD RACING CARS, DESIGN ENGINEER ON F3000 PROJECT

1990 JORDAN GRAND PRIX, DESIGNER

1997 JORDAN GRAND PRIX, HEAD OF MECHANICAL DESIGN

1999 JORDAN GRAND PRIX, JOINT CHIEF DESIGNER

2001 RENAULT FORMULA ONE TEAM, CHIEF DESIGNER

2005 RED BULL RACING, DEPUTY TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

2005 RED BULL RACING, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

2008 FORCE INDIA, DESIGN DIRECTOR

2009 FORCE INDIA, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

MARK SMITH JOINED FORCE INDIA IN NOVEMBER 2007 TO LEAD DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF FORCE INDIA F1 FIRST CHALLENGER, THE VJM01..

MARKSMITHTECHNICAL DIRECTOR

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TEAMPERSONNEL

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CHAIRMAN AND TEAM PRINCIPAL DR. VIJAY MALLYA

CO-OWNER MICHIEL MOL

TEAM DIRECTOR BOB FERNLEY

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OTMAR SZAFNAUER

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS AFFAIRS IAN PHILLIPS

TEAM MANAGER ANDY STEVENSON

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR MARK SMITH

PRODUCTION DIRECTOR BOB HALLIWELL

DESIGN PROJECT LEADER 2010 AKIO HAGA

DESIGN PROJECT LEADER 2011 IAN HALL

HEAD OF AERODYNAMICS SIMON PHILLIPS

HEAD OF COMPOSITES DESIGN BRUCE EDDINGTON

HEAD OF ELECTRONICS MIKE WROE

HEAD OF INFORMATION ADRIAN COLLINSON TECHNOLOGY

HEAD OF MECHANICAL DESIGN DAN CARPENTER

HEAD OF PRODUCTION SIMON SHINKINS

HEAD OF VEHICLE DYNAMICS RICHARD FRITH

HEAD OF RESEARCH SIMON GARDNER & DEVELOPMENT

CHIEF RACE ENGINEER DOMINIC HARLOW

RACE ENGINEER (ADRIAN) BRAD JOYCE

RACE ENGINEER (TONIO) GIANPIERO LAMBIASE

RACE SUPPORT OLIVER KNIGHTON & STRATEGY ENGINEER

PERFORMANCE ENGINEER ROBERT SATTLER

PERFORMANCE ENGINEER PAT KELLY

CHIEF MECHANIC ANDY DEEMING

NO 1 MECHANIC (ADRIAN) DAMIAN LEBREUILLY

NO 1 MECHANIC (TONIO) RICHARD WRENN

HEAD OF CAR BUILD NICK BURROWS

CAR BUILD SUPERVISOR MARK GRAY

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER LUCY GENON

32_RESOURCE RESTRICTION / ANATOMY OF A RACE TEAM

THIS YEAR ALL F1 TEAMS WILL HAVE TO COMPLY WITH A RULE PUT IN PLACE BY FOTA, THE FORMULA ONE TEAMS ASSOCIATION. AS PART OF ONGOING EFFORTS TO KEEP A LID ON COSTS, FOTA HAS INTRODUCED A RESOURCE RESTRICTION AGREEMENT, WHICH LIMITS TEAMS TO TAKING ONLY 45 PEOPLE WITH A DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN OPERATING THE CARS TO EACH RACE WEEKEND..

ANATOMYOF A RACE TEAM

Although that figure does not include staff in other areas, getting down to 45 has been a headache for some of the bigger teams. However for Force India it hasn’t been a problem, because it has traditionally operated on race weekends in a lean and efficient manner.

“We haven’t adjusted the amount of people we take at all,” explains team manager Andy Stevenson. “We’re taking exactly the same number, and it actually fits directly into the suggested restrictions, almost as if they used us as a model!

“It’s event dependent, but we will take between 40 and 45 people. We won’t always take the maximum 45, if they’re not required. For instance for Bahrain we will take 45, as it’s the first race of the year. We need that additional support at the start of the season because you do arrive with more work to do, because you’re developing the car so fast from everything you’ve learned while you’ve been testing.

“Also with the first races you don’t have the luxury of taking the cars back to the factory, so obviously we need as much support as we can. For the next couple of races we’ll have 43, and by the time we get to the European season we’ll be down to nearer 40.”

Those not working directly on running the cars come under the ‘exemption’ rule, and there is flexibility on numbers.

“The RRA only covers staff who are hands-on and operational with the car. But we can take anything up to 75 in total, which would include all of the catering, hospitality, marketing, the physios and so on. Even the drivers and the team principal come under the exemption law!”

The RRA does include some areas of management, including chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer, and Andy himself. The RRA covers all engineering staff, led by head of race and test engineering Dominic Harlow. He’s joined by Adrian and Tonio’s race engineers, and two performance engineers, who ensure a flow of information between the two cars. Also present are the head of control engineering and two control engineers, who look after the control systems on the car, a data engineer, responsible for the flow of data and telemetry, and a reliability engineer.

You might surprised to learn that only nine people in the crew actually have the word ‘mechanic’ in their job titles. The chief mechanic oversees four guys on each car, with each crew led by a number one. Also working on the cars are a hydraulics technician and gearbox technician.

Other key jobs in the garage include parts co-ordinator, electronics technician (a second one will be present for the opening race) and IT technician. The latter is responsible for the complex network of communications in the garage.

Two composite technicians look after all the bodywork, including the car floors, which can take a battering and need regular attention. Two tyre technicians ensure that tyres are ready when required, and correctly pressured and heated. They are also qualified truck drivers. Although the team doesn’t have any vehicles present at races outside Europe, three other truckies are always on hand at ‘flyaways.’ They have a variety of tasks in and around the garage, including refuelling the cars during sessions.

The race team includes 10 people who are not direct employees of Force India, mostly as a result of the team’s engine and gearbox supply deals. Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines brings six staff – a team leader, two engineers and three technicians – while McLaren Applied Technologies sends a gearbox engineer and two technicians.

One of the unsung heroes of any race team is the radio engineer, who ensures that there is always a clear signal between the car and the pits. He’s delegated to the team by Riedel, the German communications company that also supplies the FIA.

The list of team members outside the RRA is more likely to fluctuate between races. For example, the number of marketing and hospitality staff required to attend will vary depending on the number of VIPs or sponsor guests expected at a race.

In addition to the marketing and communications team, the exemption list also includes those involved in logistics, the managers and physios who work with the drivers, a representative of lubricant suppliers Mobil, and the kitchen and catering staff. The last named group travel to events from Austria, rather than the team’s Silverstone base.

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34_2010 CALENDAR

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIXSAKHIR14th MARCH 2010

GERMAN GRAND PRIXHOCKENHEIM25th JULY 2010

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIXBUDAPEST01ST AUGUST 2010

BELGIAN GRAND PRIXSPA FRANCORCHAMPS29TH AUGUST 2010

ITALIAN GRAND PRIXMONZA12TH SEPTEMBER 2010

SINGAPORE GRAND PRIXSINGAPORE26TH SEPTEMBER 2010

AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIXMELBOURNE28th MARCH 2010

MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIXKUALA LUMPUR04th APRIL 2010

CHINESE GRAND PRIXSHANGHAI18th APRIL 2010

SPANISH GRAND PRIXCATALUNYA09th MAY 2010

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JAPANESE GRAND PRIXSUZUKA10TH OCTOBER 2010

KOREAN GRAND PRIXYEONGAM24TH OCTOBER 2010

TBA

BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIXSAO PAULO07TH NOVEMBER 2010

ABU DHABIGRAND PRIXYAS MARINA14TH NOVEMBER 2010

MONACO GRAND PRIXMONTE CARLO16th MAY 2010

TURKISH GRAND PRIXISTANBUL30th MAY 2010

CANADIAN GRAND PRIXMONTREAL13th JUNE 2010

EUROPEAN GRAND PRIXVALENCIA27th JUNE 2010

BRITISHGRAND PRIXSILVERSTONE11th JULY 2010

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2010SPONSORS

• THE FORCE INDIA DESIGN OFFICE PRODUCED 17,825 DRAWINGS IN 2009 ALONE.

• MORE THAN 6,000 DRAWINGS MAKE UP A CAR DESIGN.

• OVER 200 SENSORS ARE FITTED AROUND THE CAR DURING SOME EVENTS.

• EACH TEAM MEMBER WILL TRAVEL APPROX 110,000 MILES IN THE SEASON THAT’S ALMOST FIVE TIMES ROUND THE GLOBE.

• THE TEAM WENT THROUGH 650 BRAKE PADS IN ONE SEASON.

• 8GB OF DATA ARE GENERATED FROM ONE RACE, WITH OVER 40GB FROM ONE ENTIRE GRAND PRIX WEEKEND.

• SOME OF THE SCIENCE USED IN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOP DRAWER. THE ADDITIVE LAYER MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY USED TO PRODUCE THE ROLL HOOP IS ALSO USED BY AIRBUS IN PRODUCTION OF THE A380, THE WORLD’S LARGEST PASSENGER JET.

• A DIVISION OF BAE SYSTEMS MANUFACTURE AIRCRAFT SEAT BELTS AND CONDUCT THEIR R&D IN F1, SUPPLYING FORCE INDIA WITH A SIX POINT RACING HARNESS.

• THERE ARE OVER 110,000 CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS IN THE ECU THAT THE TEAMS HAVE ACCESS TO. THERE ARE 450 DIFFERENT SET-UP POSSIBLE COMBINATIONS USING SPRINGS AND ANTI-ROLL BARS ALONE.

• THE DRIVERS COVERED APPROXIMATELY 10,000 VIRTUAL KM DRIVEN IN THE CAR SIMULATOR LAST YEAR.

• DRIVERS MAY BE SUBJECT TO G-FORCES OF 6G LATERALLY, 6G LONGITUDINALLY AND 2G VERTICALLY. THE GREATEST FORCES ARE SEEN WHEN CORNERING ON TRACK.

• THE DOWNFORCE GENERATED BY THE FRONT WING ALONE WOULD BE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE CAR TO FLY AT ITS TOP SPEED.

• THINK YOUR ROAD TYRES ARE GOOD? BRIDGESTONE’S POTENZA TYRES HAVE A 2.5MM MAXIMUM TREAD DEPTH FOR THE INTERMEDIATE TYRE AND 5MM FOR THE WET TYRE. THE LEGAL MINIMUM FOR A ROAD CAR TYRE IN THE UK IS 1.6MM.

• FORCING THE ISSUES: UP TO 50 TONNES LATERALLY, 60 TONNES LONGITUDINALLY AND 90 TONNES VERTICAL LOADS ARE APPLIED SIMULTANEOUSLY TO TEST THE ROLL STRUCTURE.

• UP TO SEVEN DIFFERENT ANTENNA ARE FITTED TO THE CAR RELAYING SIGNALS WHILST ON TRACK.

FACTS.THINK YOU’VE HEARD ITALL? THESE MAY STILLSURPRISE YOU…

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40_MEDIA SERVICES

MEDIA SERVICES.News, quotes, statistics, team profiles The Force India Formula One Team aims to provide a comprehensive media information service both on and off event via its media website. Testing, qualifying and race reports, news flashes, driver interviews and quotes plus up-to-the-minute information and statistics can be found at the team’s media website http://media.forceindiaf1.com.

Register online to receive your individual username and password.

ImagesCopyright-free on and off event high-resolution images are also available for download from www.forceindiaf1images.com.

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Broadcast quality footageForce India has a store of broadcast quality material available for download on its media website.

Content is updated regularly with exclusive features, interviews and behind-the-scenes material.

Audio material Force India produces a podcast following each event on the championship calendar. Driver quotes, in-depth interviews with team personnel and the inside line from the paddock can be downloaded from the media site and used rights-free by media.

CONTACT For further information, contact the Force India Formula One Team press office:

Media@forceindiaf1.com

Force India F1 Team LtdDadford Road Silverstone Northamptonshire NN12 8TJ United Kingdom

Telephone+44 (0)1327 850 800

Fax+44 (0)1327 857 993

www.forceindiaf1.com

CONTACT For further information, contact the Force India Formula One Team press office:

Media@forceindiaf1.com

Force India F1 Team LtdDadford Road Silverstone Northamptonshire NN12 8TJ United Kingdom

Telephone+44 (0)1327 850 800

Fax+44 (0)1327 857 993

www.forceindiaf1.com