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Force India achieves double finish

Force India achieved its target of a double finish in the French Grand Prix here today with Giancarlo Fisichella bringing his VJM01 home in 18th position while Adrian Sutil was just behind at 19th. This is the team’s first double finish since Bahrain.

In a tough 70 lap race from which only one car retired, Fisichella started from 17th on the grid and immediately gained one position on the first lap before finishing at 18th with a time of 1:32:37.032.

Sutil too had a good start and was on the tail of the Honda of Barrichello in 17th until his first stop on lap 20. In the middle stint on medium tyres, Adrian drove some strong laps and closed the gap, but his second stop dropped him back to the rear of the field, to finish 19th with 1:32:57.001.

The team will now return to its UK base to regroup ahead of a three-day test at Silverstone next week where a new aero and mechanical package will be tested for the first time.

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