Force India is arriving in Montreal with its tail up and in confident spirits for the challenges that lie ahead, on the back of a remarkable performance in the Monaco Grand Prix a fortnight ago.
Having qualified on the back row of the grid,
Adrian Sutil produced a sublime showing on race day in Monte Carlo to climb up to fourth position and a comfortable fourth position at that before being slammed into by the out-of-control
Ferrari of
Kimi Raikkonen just a handful of laps from the chequered flag.
Though the end result was inevitably a disappointing one for the whole team, it was also one that has re-injected the squad with renewed confidence and determination to replicate that form with the
F1 circus having travelled across the Pond to Canada this weekend.
I was very proud of Adrian, Giancarlo and the entire team's effort in Monaco, asserted Force India chairman and managing director Dr Vijay Mallya. I was delighted with how the whole team pulled together over the weekend on the pit wall, in the garage and back at the factory and how the old team spirit was ignited.
Of course you all know the result. It was very disappointing and we had many messages of condolences from India and all over the world that we could not score our first points in just our sixth race as
Force India. I very much appreciated the fact that people should take the time out to write to us as it showed firstly that we have been accepted, and secondly that we are being taken seriously for the hard work we put in.
What we need to do now is to show that we can produce this kind of race in every event, not just if the exceptional circumstances allow. I am sure that, given this kind of confidence and motivation that is now surging through the team, other great performances will follow, but in Canada we have to do what we can stay together, keep it together and focus on getting the best result possible.
