Force India hit the track at Valencia with last years car, the VJM03, yesterday at testing. The main objective of testing this week is just to gather tyre data, with work continuing in Silverstone on this years challenger, the VJM04. In terms of lap times Force India had a rather successful day, with new test driver Nico Hulkenberg clocking the second fastest time of the day (behind Red Bulls Sebastian Vettel) while rookie Paul Di Resta managed the fourth fastest time. the drivers also managed a healthy 99 laps between them, which will no doubt go some way towards the development of this years car in terms of how it will handle the new Pirelli tyres. With thanks for forceindiaf1.com, we hear from Hulkenberg and Di Resta.Hulkenberg: "A very productive and promising first day with the team. The main goal was principally for me to get used to the team, the car and the new Pirelli tyres and my impressions of all were pretty positive. Programme-wise I worked through the different set-ups on the car and was able to complete a lot of laps, which gave me a good first understanding of how the Pirelli tyres worked as I was not able to do any running at the tyre test last year. I really enjoyed the day and am looking forward to working with the team over the coming weeks.
Di Resta: "A short outing for me today but good to get back in the car and out on track again. We completed just under 30 laps to get ready for the full day tomorrow. I think we're in good shape to get through the full programme and get the information we need to feed into the development of the new car."
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