Force India VJM01

Force India VJM01

Fisichella in VJM01
Constructor:	Force India F1 Team
Successor:	Force India VJM02
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Sandwich with aluminum honeycomb core and top layers made of KFK
Engine:	Ferrari type 056 H 2.4 liter V8
Tires:	Bridgestone
statistics
Driver:	20. Adrian Sutil 21. Giancarlo Fisichella
First start:	2008 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 18th - - -
World Cup points:	-
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	-

The Force india VJM01 was the first Formula 1 - racing car of Force India . He took part in all 18 races of the 2008 Formula 1 season .

Technology and development

The VJM01 was designed and built by Spyker F1 and was a slight modification of the Spyker F8-VII used in 2007 . The engine was a Ferrari type 056H -2.4-liter V8 and the tires were supplied by the standard supplier Bridgestone .

Painting and sponsorship

The Force India VJM01 is painted in the colors white, orange and gold and had large sponsor stickers from Kingfisher Airlines and the electronics manufacturer Medion .

driver

Adrian Sutil , who still had a contract with Spyker, was named as the first driver . To name the second driver, Force India hosted a shoot-out that was attended by seven pilots. These drivers were the Spaniard Roldán Rodríguez (winter test driver at Spyker), Giedo van der Garde (2007 test driver at Spyker), Franck Montagny (test driver at Toyota Racing ), Christian Klien (test driver at Honda Racing F1 ), Giancarlo Fisichella (regular driver at Renault F1 ), Vitantonio Liuzzi (regular driver at Scuderia Toro Rosso ) and Ralf Schumacher (regular driver at Toyota Racing).

On January 11, 2008, the team announced the final driver combination. In addition to Adrian Sutil, Giancarlo Fisichella became a new regular driver and Vitantonio Liuzzi became a test driver.

2008 season

The season turned out to be quite unsuccessful. The team did not score any points and was second to last in the constructors' championship, ahead of the Super Aguri team, which only took part in four races of the season. In total, the VJM01 failed 18 times. The best result was a tenth place in Spain.

At the Monaco Grand Prix , Sutil almost managed to score the first points, but he retired early due to an accident through no fault of his own, while he was fourth.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
Formula 1 season 2008																				-	10.
A. Sutil	20th	DNF	DNF	19th	DNF	16	DNF	DNF	19th	DNF	15th	DNF	DNF	13	19th	DNF	DNF	DNF	16
G. Fisichella	21st	DNF	12	12	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	18th	DNF	16	15th	14th	17th	DNF	14th	DNF	17th	18th

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

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