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F1: Di Resta Ready For Upward Move
Paul Di Resta is in the running for Felipe Massa's Ferrari seat...
The 2012 season could be Paul Di Resta's last at Force India. (Photo: LAT Photographic)
The consensus in the paddock is that Force India teammates Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg are fighting each other, as well as Felipe Massa, for the second Ferrari seat next year.
The fact that they are atop most people’s wish lists has made the battle between the two drivers even more intriguing than usual. Both had crashes in practice this weekend in Japan, perhaps a reflection of their efforts to impress.
“There’s always pressure on,” said Di Resta. “It’s been a good in-team battle all year. At the end of the day, they’ll make decisions for reasons which maybe you won’t fully understand, reasons that might lead other ways.
“If you look at what’s happened up and down the paddock with the other seats that have been taken, no driver holds the key to whatever it is. It’s the team principals and directors and management; they make decisions based upon what they feel is the way forward for the team.
“There’s probably an on-track and off-track reputation to be taken [into account], because clearly you need to have a full package for it. I’ve always said, whenever I get a chance to drive a car that’s going to win races and win championships, I’m going to take it with both hands if I can. Fortunately, Force India have said that they won’t stop it.”
Di Resta says he’s still focused on the job at hand: “I’m here to represent the team and I’m trying to do the best job possible. The results at the end of the day do the talking. I’ve been having a good run the last few races, and I don’t want that to end.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
The fact that they are atop most people’s wish lists has made the battle between the two drivers even more intriguing than usual. Both had crashes in practice this weekend in Japan, perhaps a reflection of their efforts to impress.
“There’s always pressure on,” said Di Resta. “It’s been a good in-team battle all year. At the end of the day, they’ll make decisions for reasons which maybe you won’t fully understand, reasons that might lead other ways.
“If you look at what’s happened up and down the paddock with the other seats that have been taken, no driver holds the key to whatever it is. It’s the team principals and directors and management; they make decisions based upon what they feel is the way forward for the team.
“There’s probably an on-track and off-track reputation to be taken [into account], because clearly you need to have a full package for it. I’ve always said, whenever I get a chance to drive a car that’s going to win races and win championships, I’m going to take it with both hands if I can. Fortunately, Force India have said that they won’t stop it.”
Di Resta says he’s still focused on the job at hand: “I’m here to represent the team and I’m trying to do the best job possible. The results at the end of the day do the talking. I’ve been having a good run the last few races, and I don’t want that to end.”
Adam Cooper notched up his 27th season as a racing journalist in 2011. He has written about F1 for SPEED.com since 2005. Follow him on Twitter.
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