Mark Smith(Technical Director) Andrew Green(Engineering Director) Ian Hall (Chief Designer) Bruce Eddington (Chief Engineer, Composites) Dan Carpenter (Chief Engineer, Mechanical Design) Simon Gardner (Head of R&D) James Knapton (Head of Vehicle Science) Simon Phillips (Head of Aerodynamics)
Carbon fibre composite monocoque with Zylon legality side anti-intrusion panels
Suspension (front)
Aluminium uprights with carbon fibre composite wishbones, trackrod and pushrod. Inboard chassis mounted torsion springs, dampers and anti-roll bar assembly
Suspension (rear)
as front, except for trackrod and pullrod, and gearbox mounted torsion springs.
Sutil scored ninth in the first race of the season in Australia after the Saubers were disqualified. He failed to score until the race in Monaco where at one point, he was running fourth. However, on lap 72, contact with Pastor Maldonado and the wall triggered an incident in which Jaime Alguersuari and Vitaly Petrov crashed and the race was red-flagged. After the restart, Sutil eventually finished seventh. In Canada he suffered a drive-through penalty before retiring as a result of accident damage.
Paul di Restaedit
Di Resta scored points in his first and second Grands Prix in Australia and Malaysia whilst in China he qualified a career best eighth but failed to finish in the points. Turkey saw his first non-finish whilst Spain and Monaco brought no points. In Canada, he was running fifth at one point but ran into the back of Nick Heidfeld at the final chicane, breaking his front wing before receiving a drive-through penalty. He then crashed out of the race with a mistake in the wet conditions.
† Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.
Referencesedit
^"Online launch for Force India's 2011 car". Formula1.com. Formula One Administration. 8 February 2011. from the original on 10 February 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
External linksedit
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force, india, vjm04, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Force India VJM04 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message The Force India VJM04 is a Formula One racing car developed by Force India for the 2011 Formula One season the fourth car the team has made since entering the sport in 2008 The car was driven by long time Force India driver Adrian Sutil and 2010 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters champion Paul di Resta The car was launched online on 8 February 2011 1 Force India VJM04Paul di Resta driving the VJM04 at the 2011 Malaysian Grand PrixCategoryFormula OneConstructorForce IndiaDesigner s Mark Smith Technical Director Andrew Green Engineering Director Ian Hall Chief Designer Bruce Eddington Chief Engineer Composites Dan Carpenter Chief Engineer Mechanical Design Simon Gardner Head of R amp D James Knapton Head of Vehicle Science Simon Phillips Head of Aerodynamics PredecessorForce India VJM03SuccessorForce India VJM05Technical specificationsChassisCarbon fibre composite monocoque with Zylon legality side anti intrusion panelsSuspension front Aluminium uprights with carbon fibre composite wishbones trackrod and pushrod Inboard chassis mounted torsion springs dampers and anti roll bar assemblySuspension rear as front except for trackrod and pullrod and gearbox mounted torsion springs EngineMercedes Benz FO 108Y 2 400 cc 146 5 cu in 90 V8 limited to 18 000 RPM naturally aspirated mid mountedTransmissionMcLaren Seven speed semi automatic gearbox with reverse gear Electronic shift systemWeight640 kg 1 411 lb including driver FuelMobilTyresPirelli P ZeroBBS Wheels front and rear 13 Competition historyNotable entrantsForce India F1 TeamNotable drivers14 Adrian Sutil 15 Paul di RestaDebut2011 Australian Grand PrixLast event2011 Brazilian Grand PrixRacesWinsPodiumsPolesF Laps190000 Contents 1 Adrian Sutil 2 Paul di Resta 3 Complete Formula One results 4 References 5 External linksAdrian Sutil editSutil scored ninth in the first race of the season in Australia after the Saubers were disqualified He failed to score until the race in Monaco where at one point he was running fourth However on lap 72 contact with Pastor Maldonado and the wall triggered an incident in which Jaime Alguersuari and Vitaly Petrov crashed and the race was red flagged After the restart Sutil eventually finished seventh In Canada he suffered a drive through penalty before retiring as a result of accident damage Paul di Resta editDi Resta scored points in his first and second Grands Prix in Australia and Malaysia whilst in China he qualified a career best eighth but failed to finish in the points Turkey saw his first non finish whilst Spain and Monaco brought no points In Canada he was running fifth at one point but ran into the back of Nick Heidfeld at the final chicane breaking his front wing before receiving a drive through penalty He then crashed out of the race with a mistake in the wet conditions nbsp Adrian Sutil during the 2011 Singapore Grand PrixComplete Formula One results edit key results in bold indicate pole position results in italics indicate fastest lap Year Entrant Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Points WCC 2011 Force India F1 Team Mercedes FO 108Y V8 P AUS MAL CHN TUR ESP MON CAN EUR GBR GER HUN BEL ITA SIN JPN KOR IND ABU BRA 69 6th Sutil 9 11 15 13 13 7 Ret 9 11 6 14 7 Ret 8 11 11 9 8 6 Di Resta 10 10 11 Ret 12 12 18 14 15 13 7 11 8 6 12 10 13 9 8 Driver failed to finish the race but was classified as they had completed gt 90 of the race distance References edit Online launch for Force India s 2011 car Formula1 com Formula One Administration 8 February 2011 Archived from the original on 10 February 2011 Retrieved 8 February 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Force India VJM04 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Force India VJM04 amp oldid 1177376323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
