The Force India VJM06 is a

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designed and built by the

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team for use in the 2013 season where it was driven by

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and

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, who returned to the team after spending the 2012 season out of the sport. The car was launched on 1 February 2013 at the team's base near the

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, and is complete redesign of the previous year's car. It was the last British-based F1 foreign car to utilize

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fuels and lubricants before its use for Red Bull RB13 in 2017.

Season summary

After a quiet pre-season, the VJM06 surprised everyone in Australia, with Sutil leading the race for several laps and finishing in the points alongside Di Resta. In Malaysia, they looked like contenders for a repeat of their strong result, but both cars had to retire due to wheel nut issues. The thread, which had to be removed with the wheel nut, became stuck in the wheel hub, preventing the nut from being retightened. As the problem had not occurred during testing or the Australia, and only affected the wheel nuts on the left side of the car, Force India believed that the cause was a combination of factors, including the high temperatures in Malaysia and the increased stress placed on the wheel nuts on the left side of the car. Di Resta achieved his best result of the season in fourth at , while Sutil achieved fifth in . Force India would finish the season in sixth in the World Constructors' Championship with 77 points.

Sponsorship and livery

The livery is almost identical to its predecessor with a minor changes. This was the final year the team used white paint as a base colour. Their title sponsor,

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returned for the second year along with renewed sponsors;

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, Royal Challenge,

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and

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once again left the team as Sutil moved to

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the following season.

Complete Formula One results

( key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) Driver failed to finish the race, but was classified as they had completed greater than 90% of the race distance.

References

External links

Official website of the Force India F1 Team
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