New Delhi: Though the season hasn't been much impressive for Paul di Resta, the Force India driver is hoping for a turnaround before the home crowd in this weekend's Indian Grand Prix 2013 at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC).
Di resta, who joined Force India in 2011, will be racing for the third time in India. He kicked off the inaugural Indian GP in 2011 by finishing 13th and then 12th in 2012. However, his team-mate Adrian Sutil secured seventh position in the opening race.
"Scoring points will be quite tough in India this time, but we will try to give our best," di Resta said. "Force India didn't work on the car much in 2013 while the other teams have brought many updates on their cars. Hope we will have a new and updated car next season. We will try to get home some points, especially in India," he added.
On Force India's awful performance post British Grand Prix, di Resta said: "Of course, we didn't carry on the momentum. The tyre change is the major issue and [it] affected our performance. After the British Grand Prix, we didn't do well. Sutil and I retired altogether four times after the British GP. Hope this problem will not be there next season," de Resta, who is yet to finish in the top 10 in India, said.
He compared Red Bull's engine with Ferrari's. "Of course, Red Bull and Ferrari have superb engines and they work on it throughout the year. We are hoping to have a new car next season. Force India need to improve. They do have good resources and staff in comparison to Red Bull and Ferrari. Red Bull is dominating because of their staff and the technicians, who work on engines throughout the season", di Resta said.
However, the Scot denied speculations of leaving Force India next season. "I am performing and giving my best in every race. There are a few things which can't be handled by us. The tyre change is the major issue. After the British GP, our performance declined and the reason was tyre change. As far as my future is concerned, it is all up to the team and management. It is for every driver. Every team needs performers," he said.
Talking about 23 races in 2014 Formula One calendar, di Resta said, "It is really too much. It is too difficult to handle 23 races. If you ask me, I would say 18-19 are sufficient. It is too challenging to handle this number of races."
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