Force India are hopeful that the improvements they’ve already found and will find before the start of the 2015 season will be enough to see them chasing Williams.
The outfit finished sixth in the standings with half Williams’ total points tally, but technical director Andrew Green reckons they weren’t that far behind over the course of 2014.
“At the beginning of the season there was quite a big group of cars behind us and we looked quite tasty,” he explained to Autosport. “What happened over the course of the season was that teams popped into that gap.
“It looks like we’ve effectively gone backwards in the rankings, but our performance relative to the top guy hasn’t really changed that much.”
Looking ahead to next year, Green is confident they can close up to Williams with the aerodynamic improvements they’ve found and the engine upgrades Mercedes will introduce.
“Hopefully we can get up and at least be chasing Williams,” he said.
“That should really be where we’re at, and I think we can do that with all the things we’re putting in place for next year, and the windtunnel testing.
“Mercedes are [also] doing a good job with the engine over the winter,” he added. “We’re very excited about what they’re bringing for next year and what we’ve learned to add to next year’s car.
“I think we should be back where we were at the beginning of the season.”
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