New Delhi: Force India are looking to start afresh in the upcoming Indian Grand Prix this weekend, fully aware of the uphill task at hands of keeping rival Sauber behind in the Constructors' Championship standings, as the 2013 Formula One season draws to a conclusion with the final four races.
Sauber are aiming to catch up and overtake Force India for the sixth position in the Constructors' Championship after the Silverstone-based outfit returned empty-handed from their last two races in Korea (Yeongam) and Japan (Suzuka).
Sauber are currently 17 points behind Force India, and are aiming to edge past their nearest competitor at the remaining race weekends.
"Sauber have been doing a very good job lately. They are the in-form team at the moment and they have been taking all the opportunities that were presented to them. It's going to be a real fight in these last four races. We need to make a step forward to hold them off because they can qualify well and they have strong race pace as well," Force India team principal, Vijay Mallya said.
Mallya hopes the support of the Indian fans will inspire the team to score big points. "The races after the summer break haven't been very positive in terms of scoring points, but the morale in the team remains strong. Korea and Japan were not the easiest of weekends, but everyone in the team is working really hard to recapture our early form. It's all a matter of finding the right balance with the car - when we do that, we will be back in the points," he said.
Mallya said the Indian GP is always a very proud weekend for everyone in the team and they would look to score points at the home race as has always been the case.
"The atmosphere at the track is incredible and we always enjoy plenty of support. The track itself is one of the best in the world. It's also a good one for us - in the last two years we scored points in both races, so a similar result would be a good target for the team," he said.
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