Force India VJM05

Force India VJM05

Paul Di Resta in free practice in Malaysia
Constructor:	Force India
Designer:	Ian Hall and Akio Haga
Predecessor:	Force India VJM04
Successor:	Force India VJM06
Technical specifications
Chassis:	Monocoque in sandwich construction : core made of aluminum in a honeycomb structure, outer layers made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic
Tires:	Pirelli
Petrol:	ExxonMobil
statistics
Driver:	011. Paul di Resta 12. Nico Hulkenberg
First start:	2012 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2012 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 20th - - 1
World Cup points:	109
Podiums:	-
Leadership laps:	31 over 134.682 km
Status: end of season 2012

The Force India VJM05 is the fifth Formula 1 - racing cars of the Indian team Force India . It was presented to the public on February 3, 2012 at the Silverstone Circuit and used in the 2012 Formula 1 season , with the engine supplier being Mercedes .

Technology and development

The Force India VJM05 is the successor to the Force India VJM04 . The "humps" in the area of ​​the front suspension are noticeable on the car. The Force India VJM05 was developed under the direction of technical director Andrew Green . The chief designers of the car were Ian Hall and Akio Haga .

The transmission is from McLaren , the fuel and lubricants are supplied by ExxonMobil . The engine, a 2.4 liter V8 engine , and the KERS come from Mercedes AMG HPP . As with all other teams, Pirelli provided the tires .

Painting and sponsorship

The Force India VJM05 was painted in the colors of the Indian flag orange, white and green. The title sponsor and shareholder Sahara India Pariwar was represented as a sponsor on the side pods. Other major sponsors of the team were Kingfisher Airlines and the spirits manufacturers Vladivar Vodka and Whyte and Mackay , companies that are close to the team boss Vijay Mallya .

driver

In addition to Paul di Resta , who was the team's regular driver last year, Nico Hülkenberg received the second Force India cockpit. Hülkenberg was previously a test driver for the racing team. The rollout of the Force India VJM05 took place on the day of the presentation by di Resta in Silverstone.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	19th	20th	Points	rank
Formula 1 season 2012																						109	7th
P. di Resta	11	10	7th	12	6th	14th	7th	11	7th	DNF	11	12	10	8th	4th	12	12	12	9	15th	19 *
N. Hulkenberg	12	DNF	9	15th	12	10	8th	12	5	12	9	11	4th	21 *	14th	7th	6th	8th	DNF	8th	5

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} "In familiar colors: The new Force India is here" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 3, 2012)
2. ↑ "Green over the nose: 'No big deal'" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 3, 2012)
3. ↑ "Szafnauer: 'Personnel departures don't weaken us'" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 3, 2012)
4. ↑ "Green: 'Car looks more sophisticated'" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 3, 2012)
5. ↑ "Technical data of the Force India Mercedes VJM05" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 3, 2012)
6. ↑ "Force India: 'We want to go further to the limit'" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 3, 2012)