Despite the fate of driver's championship and constructor's title being sealed with Sebastian Vettel and his team Red Bull walking away with the honours, Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta is confident that large crowd will turn up at the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at Greater Noida on Sunday to support his team.
"We are genuinely trying to make Indian people excited about the Grand Prix and the back end that we have -- Dr Mallya, Sahara and other participants. They enjoy that and continue to keep enjoying Formula 1," di Resta said.
"We want to show Indian people what F1 is. There is a massive following in the country for cricket and if we can pick up even some of that it would be a great success," he said during the launch of Sahara Force India commemorative Kingfisher cans.
Echoing his views, di Resta's team-mate Adrian Sutil said, "I am happy to be here and happy that it is a second home-ground for the team to be part of. I have been part of it for quite some time. Probably for me its a second home ground after Germany and it is very special to be here."
Sutil and his British teammate di Resta have performed well during the second half of the season and the German dismissed the suggestion that the team will be under pressure to perform in India.
Force India has 49 points, with Sauber (40) and Toro Rosso (37) inching closer, and the team is confident to pip Renault in the constructor's championship and secure the fifth position by the end of the remaining three races.
"We will continue to maintain the progress this season and the ambitions of becoming the fifth in the constructor's championship seems realistic. We are lying sixth at the moment. Sauber and Toro Roso are good teams but we can keep the pressure," di Resta said.
The team has undertaken a simulation of the race track and was satisfied with the experience. - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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