Force India will not be satisfied with their F1 2013 season unless they have the fifth fastest car.
The Silverstone based team are looking for a strong start to 2013, something they did not do in 2012. They had a car that was good enough for the odd points finish early on, but the team really want to start the year on the right foot.
After their slow start in 2012, Force India had one of the fastest cars on the grid. This was evident in Brazil, where Hulkenberg led for much of the race before being caught up in a squabble with Lewis Hamilton.
Deputy team principal Bob Fernley told Autosport
"We have to be very encouraged by the second half of the season," Fernley told AUTOSPORT. "The regulations are stable going into 2013.
"So apart from the development work you're going to do over the winter, fundamentally where you've finished now is where you start in March.
"So we have to be to be encouraged, it's a strong package.
"Can we learn something? We've had two seasons where we've been slow out of the box.
"It's caught us out. Hopefully in 2013 that won't be the case."
The team had aimed for sixth in the constructors in 2012, but missed out after Sauber's strong start to the year. However Fernley has said that the team should expect no lower than the fifth fastest car when the drivers line up on the grid for Australia.
"If you look at the stats, since the summer break, Force India's the fifth best performing team and Vijay (Mallya) will expect us to start there, it's as simple as that,"
"Mercedes obviously have a lot of work to do. They have Lewis (Hamilton) going there, so that's going to be a renewed enthusiasm for what they're doing.
"They're a force to be reckoned with, but they've got to overcome the back of this season.
"From our point of view we've been strong at the end of this season and we want to carry that through to next year."
Force India will unveil their 2013 challenger on February the first.
The Silverstone based team are looking for a strong start to 2013, something they did not do in 2012. They had a car that was good enough for the odd points finish early on, but the team really want to start the year on the right foot.
After their slow start in 2012, Force India had one of the fastest cars on the grid. This was evident in Brazil, where Hulkenberg led for much of the race before being caught up in a squabble with Lewis Hamilton.
Deputy team principal Bob Fernley told Autosport
"We have to be very encouraged by the second half of the season," Fernley told AUTOSPORT. "The regulations are stable going into 2013.
"So apart from the development work you're going to do over the winter, fundamentally where you've finished now is where you start in March.
"So we have to be to be encouraged, it's a strong package.
"Can we learn something? We've had two seasons where we've been slow out of the box.
"It's caught us out. Hopefully in 2013 that won't be the case."
The team had aimed for sixth in the constructors in 2012, but missed out after Sauber's strong start to the year. However Fernley has said that the team should expect no lower than the fifth fastest car when the drivers line up on the grid for Australia.
"If you look at the stats, since the summer break, Force India's the fifth best performing team and Vijay (Mallya) will expect us to start there, it's as simple as that,"
"Mercedes obviously have a lot of work to do. They have Lewis (Hamilton) going there, so that's going to be a renewed enthusiasm for what they're doing.
"They're a force to be reckoned with, but they've got to overcome the back of this season.
"From our point of view we've been strong at the end of this season and we want to carry that through to next year."
Force India will unveil their 2013 challenger on February the first.
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