Sunday: Force India failed to capitalize on the tires
After a very good Monaco Grand Prix, Force India's performance is worse for the Canadian race. Neither Paul di Resta nor Nico Hülkenberg managed to capitalize on their good practice sessions and qualifying. Force India does not score any points today. The Indian team was not able to optimize their tires, a key point in today's strategy.
Paul di Resta – 11th:
« I think we’re all a bit disappointed in the team for not scoring points today. Qualifying 8th then moving up to 5th place showed that we were well positioned and that things were heading in the right direction after the first laps. Then I struggled with my super soft tires which were degrading very quickly so I pitted very early but the soft tires didn’t deliver the expected performance either and we lost positions. It’s a missed opportunity but sometimes there are weekends like this… We need to look ahead but by analyzing our mistakes. We will come back stronger next time. »
Nico Hülkenberg – 12th:
« Our result today is a bit disappointing. We thought we could score some points but each race is difficult to predict this season and we weren’t able to realize our hopes. Ultimately, we didn’t have enough top speed today and we wore out our tires more than expected compared to our competitors. We had to make two pit stops while many of our rivals managed with just one tire change… They were able to benefit from that… »
