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Posted on Sunday, October 6, 2013

Di Resta takes blame for accident

Paul di Resta has apologised to Force India after crashing out of the Korean Grand Prix. Di Resta lost the back end of the car at turn 12 and hit the barriers. It was the fourth successive race where the Brit has retired due to accident damage. He was hit by Pastor Maldonado in Belgium and made errors under braking on the first lap in Italy and towards the end of the race in Singapore. "I have to hold my hands up and apologise to […]

Posted on Saturday, October 5, 2013

Bianchi penalised for impeding di Resta

Marussia driver Jules Bianchi has been penalised and reprimanded after impeding Paul di Resta during qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix. Bianchi appeared to hold up di Resta through the final corner during the first segment of qualifying, with the Force India driver informing his team that the incident was "unbelievable." Di Resta progressed through to Q2, eventually qualifying in 15th place. Bianchi, who qualified in 21st place, will drop to 22nd as a result of a three place penalty. 'The driver of car 22 […]

Posted on Friday, October 4, 2013

Force India focusing on single lap pace

Force India driver Paul di Resta says that the team needs to improve its one lap pace ahead of qualifying for the Korean Grand Prix. Di Resta was eleventh quickest in second practice, just a thousandth of a second behind team-mate Adrian Sutil. "It was quite a successful session and right from the first run I felt in the groove with the car," he said. "The long run pace looks promising and our tyre wear seems comparable to our rivals, which is a good sign. […]

Posted on Sunday, September 8, 2013

Di Resta 'caught out' on opening lap, reprimanded

Paul di Resta says he was simply caught out by rivals as he crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix on the opening lap. Di Resta hit the back of Lotus's Romain Grosjean, damaging the front left hand side of his Force India. "It has been one of those weekends to forget, starting with the brake failure yesterday and the early retirement today," he said. "I just got caught out going into the second chicane because the cars ahead of me got backed up – […]

Posted on Saturday, August 24, 2013

Hamilton snatches pole in thrilling Belgian qualifying

Lewis Hamilton snatched pole in dramatic circumstances in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton was last over the line in wet conditions and took top spot, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. Nico Rosberg was fourth, with Paul di Resta in fifth. Jenson Button, Romain Grosjean, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa rounded out the top 10. Nico Hulkenberg, Adrian Sutil and Sergio Perez failed to progress to Q3. Caterham driver Giedo van der Garde and Marussia duo Jules Bianchi and Max […]

Posted on Saturday, August 24, 2013

Vettel fastest during final practice

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time during final practice for the Belgian Grand Prix. Vettel's time of 1:48.327 was set during the final five minutes of the session at a cloudy Spa Francorchamps. Trackside in FP3: Analysis Vettel eclipsed Fernando Alonso by 0.105s, with Mark Webber a further tenth back in third. Jean-Eric Vergne continued his impressive form in Belgium by setting the fourth fastest lap time, while Felipe Massa rounded out the top five. Jenson Button was fastest through the first […]

Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2013

Hydraulics issue plagues Force India

Neither Force India driver was able to finish the Hungarian Grand Prix as both cars were affected by hydraulics issues. Adrian Sutil, in his 100th race, retired early on, while Paul di Resta pulled into the garage during the closing stages. "It'’s disappointing not to finish, especially as the race was coming back to me after a poor start on the medium tyres," said Sutil. "Just before my pit stop I had a problem with the gear shifts and I could not shift up any […]

Posted on Saturday, July 27, 2013

Di Resta stumped after woeful qualifying

Paul di Resta admits he is confused by his lack of pace following his early exit from qualifying at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Di Resta struggled in his Force India and could record only the eighteenth fastest time at the Hungaroring. "A tough session and I am a bit confused as to why we struggled so much on the soft tyre," he said. "Throughout all the sessions we’ve looked more competitive on the softs, but in Q1 they just didn’t switch on. We’ve given ourselves […]

Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2013

Di Resta thrown out of qualifying

British driver Paul di Resta has been excluded from qualifying for the British Grand Prix. Di Resta's car was found to be 1.5kg below the minimum weight. Di Resta originally set the fifth fastest lap time during Saturday's qualifying session at Silverstone. As a result, the Brit will now drop to the back of the grid for the start of Sunday's race. Di Resta's exclusion means that Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo will start the race from fifth place on the grid, his highest qualifying result […]

Posted on Friday, June 7, 2013

Di Resta sets pace in Canadian practice

Paul di Resta set the quickest time during first practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. The Force India driver's time of 1:21.020 was set on the medium compound tyres towards the end of the 90 minute session. Most of the session took place in wet conditions, following heavy overnight rain in Montreal. The wet weather meant that drivers were unable to test Pirelli's development tyres until the circuit dried sufficiently for slicks with 15 minutes remaining. Nico Rosberg led the way early on until Sebastian […]

Posted on Saturday, May 25, 2013

Di Resta frustrated after painful failure

Paul di Resta hit out at his team after failing to progress from Q1 during qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix. The Brit set only the seventeenth fastest time after staying out on circuit when fresh tyres were required. Di Resta has scored points in four of five races this season and admits it's painful to be starting so far down the grid. "It was a clear thing that we should have done, so a few people in team will be kicking themselves," said di […]

Posted on Monday, May 20, 2013

Alonso deserves 2012 and 2013 titles says di Resta

Paul di Resta has tipped Fernando Alonso to win this year's world championship. In fact, the Scot - who drives for Force India - thinks Spaniard Alonso should actually be crowned a four-time title winner at the end of the 2013 season. "He should have been champion last year," the 27-year-old, referring to Ferrari's Alonso, told Speed Week. "For me, Alonso is the champion of 2012." There is some history between di Resta and reigning triple world champion Sebastian Vettel, who is 17 points ahead […]