Williams and Force India Heading in Opposite Directions After Bahrain Grand Prix

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Published: April 7, 2014

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During Formula One preseason testing, the two midfield teams with the most buzz were Williams and Force India.

After three races, though both teams have performed significantly better than they did in 2013, they are headed in opposite directions.



In Bahrain, Force India secured their best result of the season when Sergio Perez came home third. In fact, it was the team's best finish since Giancarlo Fisichella nearly won the 2009 Belgian Grand Prix, ultimately settling for second.

Meanwhile, after Valtteri Bottas finished fifth in Australia (which could have been even higher), Williams have scored two straight seventh- and eighth-place finishes, with Felipe Massa leading Bottas across the line both times.

Considering the team had only two points-scoring finishes all of last year, this is a stunning improvement. But it is also a long way from the race victories, or at least podiums, that have been predicted in some quarters.

Scoring consistently—10 points in each race—has allowed Williams, now fifth in the Constructors' Championship, to stay in touch with big spenders like Ferrari and Red Bull.

It seems like Force India, though, is just getting rolling. The team from Silverstone has improved their points haul in each race, and despite Perez suffering a gearbox failure, which prevented him from starting in Malaysia, they are now second in the Constructors' standings.

In Bahrain, Nico Hulkenberg was battling the two Red Bulls at the end of the race, managing to hold off Sebastian Vettel for his second fifth-place finish in a row.



Incredibly, team principal Vijay Mallya thought the team's best-ever grand prix (at least in terms of points scored) should have been even better. He told the official F1 website after the race that, "The safety car compromised us as we should have finished three and four - because of the safety car we lost the ga...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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