Sahara Force India F1 Team
Force India was born in late 2007 after Vijay Mallya joined forces with the Mol family, co-owners of the then Spyker team.
The 2008 season was about establishing a base from which to proceed. A difficult building year saw the team finish tenth in the championship.
Meanwhile Mallya was putting the pieces in place for future growth. Key among them was a switch for 2009 to Mercedes power and gearboxes from ...