26 July,2010 08:36 AM IST | | Agencies
The Force India F1 Team missed out on scoring points for only the second time this season in yesterday's German Grand Prix.
With Adrian Sutil starting from grid 19 and Tonio Liuzzi from grid 22, the race was always going to be an uphill battle, and the mount proved too high during the 67-lap race.
Liuzzi came home in 16th position and Sutil just behind in 17th.
Despite missing out on points, Force India maintains its sixth position in the constructors' championship.
"What can I say? It's been a very disappointing weekend. The first lap I had some contact with Tonio and lost some positions. It was always our strategy that, if after the start I had not made up places, I would pit on the first lap to change to the prime tyres and make up positions when other cars stopped later on. It was a good plan as you have nothing to lose when you are that far down, but there was some confusion in the stop. Tonio had radioed to say he was coming in for a front wing change and as we both arrived at the same time, the tyre sets got mixed up and then I had to come in and pit again to get the correct set," Sutil said after the race.
