Paul di Resta failed to finish a race for the first time in 2011.
| Adrian Sutil | Paul di Resta | |
| Qualifying position | 12 | 13 |
| Qualifying time comparison (Q2) | 1’27.027 (-0.118) | 1’27.145 |
| Race position | 13 | |
| Laps | 57/58 | 44/58 |
| Pit stops | 3 | 4 |
Force India drivers’ lap times throughout the race (in seconds):
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | |
| Adrian Sutil | 102.105 | 96.565 | 96.443 | 95.604 | 95.437 | 95.222 | 95.8 | 95.718 | 96.039 | 96.205 | 111.638 | 94.971 | 96.815 | 95.337 | 94.03 | 94.105 | 94.161 | 94.409 | 94.263 | 94.003 | 94.347 | 94.351 | 94.96 | 95.356 | 95.658 | 109.969 | 93.312 | 93.077 | 93.496 | 93.388 | 93.248 | 93.082 | 95.689 | 94.705 | 94.23 | 94.011 | 94.039 | 93.668 | 93.813 | 94.658 | 108.688 | 92.695 | 92.07 | 92.691 | 92.563 | 92.304 | 92.234 | 92.333 | 92.119 | 92.381 | 92.447 | 92.383 | 92.673 | 92.876 | 93.565 | 94.189 | 94.794 | |
| Paul di Resta | 102.477 | 96.665 | 96.266 | 95.739 | 95.457 | 96.091 | 96.214 | 95.763 | 95.849 | 96.149 | 96.294 | 109.718 | 96.19 | 95.279 | 94.755 | 94.279 | 94.347 | 94.259 | 94.523 | 94.61 | 94.509 | 95.32 | 95.81 | 96.537 | 109.961 | 93.912 | 94.288 | 93.697 | 93.842 | 93.568 | 94.194 | 93.939 | 108.672 | 92.813 | 92.754 | 92.52 | 92.704 | 92.594 | 92.696 | 92.519 | 92.761 | 93.019 | 93.581 | 93.926 |
Adrian Sutil
Out-qualified Di Resta for the first time this year.
Sutil liked the balance of the car on soft tyres during the race and used a three-stop strategy, using hards for the third stint only.
He was 15th with seven laps to go but overtook Rubens Barrichello and Sergio Perez (who mounted a spirited fight-back) to finish 13th.
However he didn’t think the car was fast enough for points:
“Ultimately we didn’t have the pace to race with the cars ahead of us and I think we got as much from the race as we could.”
Paul di Resta
Di Resta was reprimanded for missing the weight bridge in qualifying. He started one place behind his team mate.
Passed by Sebastien Buemi early on, Di Resta followed in Sutil’s wheel tracks for much of the race,
But he wasn’t able to make the tyres last as well and had to switch to a four-stop strategy.
But shortly after that his race came to an end: “As the race unfolded the pace didn’t seem quite there and that’s why we decided to change our strategy and make a fourth stop.
“When I was leaving the pits after my final stop, the team came on the radio and instructed me to stop. There was obviously a problem so I pulled up as soon as I could. It was unfortunate because the final part of the race would have been interesting on the fresh tyres.”
The team said they stopped Di Resta as they believed one of his wheels was loose following his pit stop.
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BasCB (@bascb)
9th May 2011, 12:53
Still, DiResta is doing very well for a rookie. But you have to agree with Sutil, that the car just is not up to the job.
Having a shot at the podium in India would be a major supprise now.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
9th May 2011, 12:59
Yeah, I’d forgotten about that goal of Mallya’s.
Todfod (@todfod)
9th May 2011, 13:31
A podium in India seems a little difficult, but then again the delhi weather in late October can throw up some surprises. A little rain maybe…?
Raunaq Kumaran (@raunaq-kumaran)
9th May 2011, 14:28
it doesn’t rain much in october here. (i live in delhi) if you want rain then come in june-july!
Fixy (@)
9th May 2011, 16:54
Podium? Never.
Dev
9th May 2011, 15:54
i think it could be money issue with this team Mallya wanted to raise money via GDRs for Kingfisher airlines but there is no investor appetite for airline stocks. also it seems this year that Mallya is spending more time with his IPL team than with F1… with the least amount of upgrades they are not that far behind in terms of pace when we consider that the teams around them are bringing quite a few new solutions.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
9th May 2011, 22:52
Shame for Di Resta but it had to happen sooner or later. And about time Sutil out qualified him!
US_Peter (@us_peter)
10th May 2011, 7:45
If the reports of his stepfather’s suicide Thursday night are true, that had to have had an effect on his focus over the whole weekend. My heart goes out to his family, and under the circumstances I’m impressed he performed as well as he did.
ScottishNotBritish
10th May 2011, 9:28
It’s a shame that Di Resta was forced to retire because I really think it could have worked out for him. In his third stint he was lapping 1.5 seconds a lap faster than his teammate, and with fresher tyres in the last few laps I’m sure he could have made some passes – probably not enough to take a point, though.