The team have faced a tumultuous pre-season this year, as they missed the first test and delays with the build of their new VJM08 race car meant they only ran their 2014 spec car in the second pre-season test last week at Barcelona.
The team plan for the car to arrive at the Barcelona track on Friday morning, before taking part in the remaining three days of the final test. Sahara-Force India COO Otmar Szafnauer shed some light on the new car "The VJM08 will arrive in Barcelona on Friday morning and the final set up will take place in the garage at the track, We are aiming to get out on Friday and the new car will run as much as possible over the weekend."
Szafnauer also gave some insight into the progress the team has made this week by stating "It has progressed well over the last few days and the car has now been fired up at the factory,That's always the key moment when the car truly comes to life.We have seen a tremendous effort from every department over the last few months to get us to this stage and we're looking forward to seeing the car take to the track later this week."
After a troubled pre-season where rumors of a financial crisis have persisted, now it appears the Sahara-Force India team can finally focus on getting some miles in their 2015 VJM08 race car. The team performed well in 2014, although they may struggle in the early portion of this season, simply because of the lack of testing mileage they will have in comparison with every other team going into the new season. Once this team comes good however, watch out for them to impress as they seem to do every year.
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