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Force India were ‘one upgrade behind' in 2018
Otmar Szafnauer has revealed that last season, Racing Point Force India were left a full upgrade behind their rivals. This was down to the financial situation, as they went into administration in July before being saved during the summer break. The team, which will now be Racing Point F1 for the 2019 season, was back up and running for the Belgian GP, after being bought out by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll. 'It was a season where eventually our performance was pretty good,' team principal Szafnauer said. 'It started off slow because of our financial lows. 'Then the administration process was also disruptive, as you can imagine, and full of anxiety and uncertainty.' A lack of funds...
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