Force India to miss first test as well

Of the established teams, Force India has been added to the list of teams that will miss the first test session in Valencia at the beginning of February. Sutil has let it be known that his team also prefers to further develop their new car, the VJM03, at the factory instead of rushing and hitting the track as soon as possible.

When asked by the official Formula One site if his team would be present at the first test in Valencia with the new car, Sutil answered, "The whole team is hard at work developing the best car possible and it looks very, very promising right now. For sure the new rules are a big challenge for everybody, so to make a clear statement about how good we have been in interpreting those new regulations we will have to wait until the first test in Jerez, where I will drive the VJM3 for the first time."