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Force India VJM06

Formula One racing car

Force India VJM06
Summary

Formula One racing car

(Technical Director) Ian Hall (Chief Designer) Bruce Eddington (Chief Engineer, Composites) Dan Carpenter (Chief Engineer, Mechanical Design) Simon Gardner (Head of R&D) James Knapton (Head of Vehicle Science) Simon Phillips (Head of Aerodynamics) 15. GER Adrian Sutil | Turbo/NA = Naturally aspirated, 18,000 RPM limited with Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains KERS, Mobil 1 product lubricant

The Force India VJM06 is a Formula One racing car designed and built by the Force India team for use in the 2013 season where it was driven by Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil, who returned to the team after spending the 2012 season out of the sport. The car was launched on 1 February 2013 at the team's base near the Silverstone Circuit, and is complete redesign of the previous year's car.

It was the last British-based F1 foreign car to utilize ExxonMobil fuels and lubricants before its use for Red Bull RB13 in 2017.

Season summary

Belgian}}, where he would end up retiring from the race

After a quiet pre-season, the VJM06 surprised everyone in Australia, with Sutil leading the race for several laps and finishing in the points alongside Di Resta. In Malaysia, they looked like contenders for a repeat of their strong result, but both cars had to retire due to wheel nut issues. The thread, which had to be removed with the wheel nut, became stuck in the wheel hub, preventing the nut from being retightened. As the problem had not occurred during testing or the Australia, and only affected the wheel nuts on the left side of the car, Force India believed that the cause was a combination of factors, including the high temperatures in Malaysia and the increased stress placed on the wheel nuts on the left side of the car.

Di Resta achieved his best result of the season in fourth at , while Sutil achieved fifth in . Force India would finish the season in sixth in the World Constructors' Championship with 77 points.

Sponsorship and livery

The livery is almost identical to its predecessor with a minor changes. This was the final year the team used white paint as a base colour. Their title sponsor, Sahara India Pariwar returned for the second year along with renewed sponsors; Kingfisher, Royal Challenge, Whyte & Mackay and Airbus. Medion once again left the team as Sutil moved to Sauber the following season.

Complete Formula One results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantEngineTyresDriversGrands PrixPointsWCCAUSMALCHNBHRESPMONCANGBRGERHUNBELITASINKORJPNINDABUUSABRA
Sahara Force India F1 TeamMercedes-Benz
FO 108FPaul di Resta8Ret8479791118RetRet20Ret11861511776th
Adrian Sutil7RetRet1313510713Ret916102014910Ret13

Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed greater than 90% of the race distance.

References

References

  1. (31 January 2013). "Paul di Resta". [[Force India]].
  2. (28 February 2013). "Adrian Sutil completes Sahara Force India's 2013 line-up". [[Force India]].
  3. "Sahara Force India - About the car".
  4. "Sahara Force India VJM06 - F1technical.net".
  5. (11 December 2013). "F1 teams expert enough to avoid early tyre struggles – Ross Brawn". [[Haymarket Group.
  6. (18 January 2013). "Force India won't reveal second driver at 2013 Formula 1 car launch". [[Haymarket Media Group.
  7. Anderson, Ben. (1 February 2013). "Force India VJM06 launch: New car a total rethink". Haymarket Media Group.
  8. "Die Radmuttern: Was bei Force India wirklich schieflief".
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