Mallya optimistic Force India can overtake Renault

Mallya is particularly enthused about the Montreal race where Switchable Rear Wing the SRW would be tried on both the cars. Looking forward to Canada,I firmly believe were still in good shape. We have some more development parts coming for this race,including some new aero parts for the low downforce configuration,and we are testing the switchable rear wing the SRW further on both cars this weekend, Mallya said,adding that Vitantonio Liuzzi,who has had grip problems in recent races,would use the earlier chassis in Montreal. Tonio will revert back to the chassis used for the first four races as we continue to look into why hes got the lack of grip, he said.

Looking back at the season so far,Mallya said the team have come a long way since last year. Obviously scoring points is always something we are happy about. Seeing the race pace of our car compared to others,I think were right up there,racing with the Ferraris and Mercedes,which is a very nice position to be in. Its positive proof of our improvement and our movement this year, he said in a statement.

Team driver Adrian Sutil also sounded upbeat ahead of Sundays race. The SRW was a development item in Turkey and its a really good system as I can use it without taking my hands off the steering wheel and once we introduce it long-term,it will be very easy to use, Sutil said.