Marko Hanželic
Vijay Mallya, his predecessor at the head of the team that was named at the time Force India, was significantly more successful in this respect. Especially since at the end of 2007 for $ 88 million he bought the then bankrupt Spyker, but after the first season without points, however the curve soon reversed up.
There is a team in almost every field achieve better results, as could be inferred from the financial investments. The team worked well and s clever solutions managed to compete for the fourth place among constructors, which she won in the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Otmarja Szafnauerand the Technical Director Andrew Green the team has achieved a tremendous amount, especially given the limited financial resources.
In 2018, the season for Force India they started a little worse than usual as they overtook them after half the season Renault in Haas, and the main concern for the team was the accusation of fraud against its boss, which could mean bankruptcy for the team.
The team in which they performed Esteban Ocon in Sergio Perez, was then bought by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll, and renamed it v Racing Point Force India, and in the 2019 season they performed under a British license and under a name Racing Point. The team had previously been penalized with points deductions and officially finished the season in seventh place among the constructors, but if all the points won were taken into account, they would end up fifth.
It is in the 2019 season Ozone replaced Lance stroll, the son of the owner of the team, but was not exactly in favor of the Mexican, as the latter scored the most points, 52, while the young Canadian finished at 21 points. The following season was even more successful as they are at Racing Point successfully circumvented the rules and copied the Mercedes race car and the 2019 season. Despite numerous protests from other teams, they ended up fourth among the constructors, Sergio Perez however, he scored 125 points and won on VN Sakhir.
Whatever great performances it is Mexican after the 2020 season had to say goodbye to headquarters at Racing Point, to a team with a new name Aston Martin but he moved Sebastian Vettel. The four-time world champion has so far not exactly justified his reputation as a big reinforcement, although he managed to beat last season Stroll, but a much smaller difference than before Perez.
This season is expected to be a great opportunity for the introduction of new rules and budget constraints Aston Martin. In the past, the team has always managed to turn similar situations to its advantage (in 2010, 2014 and 2017), but at the same time the budget constraint seemed to be created for a team that has always been known for very solid results with very limited financial resources. funds.
In the first two races of this season, the exact opposite happened, as it seems to be AMR22 all but competitive and a race alongside Williams at the very beginning. The biggest opportunity in the history of the team turned into a setback. There are several reasons for this, which is true that they also had some pitches. but also a dispute between Lawrence Stroll and Oto Tmar Szafnauer in terms of team leadership, it reflects the relationships within it. Stroll senior is an outstanding manager who has turned everything he has touched in his business career into gold. A Formula 1 is not a classic business, which was felt on his skin by the almost untouchable Canadian.
