Force India car to be unveiled in early March

The new Force India car, equipped with Mercedes engine and McLaren gearbox, will be unveiled in Spain early March, team owner Vijay Mallya said in New Delhi on Sunday. The car is under construction and should be ready well before the series opener in Melbourne on March 29. “The new car, VJM02, is under construction now. It will have McLaren gearbox and Mercedes engine, which is a big change from VJM01. We are going to unveil it at Jerez in early March,” Mallya said.

Asked if lack of time to test the car is a concern for him, he said: “Not really. We will have six-day test which I think is enough. Besides, the facilities at our Silverstone factory is quite upto the mark and I think we would be ready for the first race.”