The one-off blog is well under way now, today we're looking at the Sahara Force India team. Owned my Dr. Vijay Mallya since 2008, Force India have made great progress. I have given the start of their 2013 a real hard time as they have yet to announce a full driver line up. Their only driver so far is Britain's Paul di Resta who joined the team in 2011 following his successes in the DTM. I covered the Force India story briefly on my main blog but here is a closer look at some of the previous teams we knew before Force India.
First Entered: 1991
Pole Positions: 2
Race Wins: 4
Points: 259
Constructors Championships: 0
Drivers Championships: 0
They were known as the rockstars of Formula 1, fronted by probably the most eccentric man in the history of the sport. Irishman Eddie Jordan. Sporting a colourful yellow livery, the team were liked throughout the entire paddock. Jordan can also boast a tremendous alumni, including; Rubens Barichello, fellow Ulsterman Eddie Irvine, Damon Hill, Jean Alesi, Ralf Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella. The team can also be responsible for introducing some of the greatest technical minds. Fellow BBC annalist Gary Anderson (also from Northern Ireland), Mike Gascoyne, and Rob Smedly are among the few. Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of Jordan's career was giving Formula 1 deity, Michael Schumacher his very first drive. I think Jordan have done more for this sport than some of the teams we know and love.
First Entered: 2006
Pole Positions: 0
Race Wins: 0
Points: 0
Constructors Championships: 0
Drivers Championships: 0
After Jordan sold the team over to Canadian business man Alex Shnaider, although it was adminstarated as the first Russian team to reflect Shniader's background. The team was highly unsuccessful competing only one season before being sold on again to Dutch manufacturers Spyker.
First Entered: 2007
Pole Positions: 0
Race Wins: 0
Points: 1
Constructors Championships: 0
Drivers Championships: 0
Like it's predecessors, the team failed to live up to much and ran through four drivers in their short campaign. Adrian Sutil was the only driver to survive. So thanks for that guys. A real BIG thanks (To those who aren't British, this is known as sarcasm). But the misery for the history of this particular Formula 1 past was about to end as Force India's presence became known.
First Entered: 2008
Pole Positions: 1
Race Wins: 0
Points: 259
Constructors Championships: 0
Drivers Championships: 0
Starting out in a Ferrari engine, Adrian Sutil and Giancarlo Fisichella started off in the 2008, failing to score any points, although in 2009 Fisichella made the jump from Force India to Ferrari following Felipe Massa's accident which took him out for the rest of the season. This would however be the last time he raced in Formula 1. That same season saw them score their first points and marked a considerable improvement in form. In 2011 they welcomed British driver Paul di Resta to the team following his championship win in the DTM.
The team has certainly involved from race winning Jordan through to point scoring Force India. The middle parts of this tale will surely be forgotten in time, but the history of this team predicts a strong future.
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