Adrian Sutil returned to the cockpit of a Formula 1 car on Thursday, the first time he’s done so since he was dropped by Force India 452 days ago.
The Silverstone based outfit is yet to decide on its second driver and is evaluating both Sutil and Jules Bianchi at the Barcelona test.
The German says he’s done “all he can” to persuade them to choose him, and now he awaits their final decision.
“Let’s wait and see in the next couple of days,” he told the official F1 website. “My manager and I did all we can to make the decision easy for the team. Now we can only wait and cross our fingers.”
Many within the paddock believe the decision not only hangs on their skill and financial backing, but the 2014 engines. Their current supplier, Mercedes, would prefer to see Sutil in the car, but Ferrari, who are offering a cheaper supply, want Bianchi in the car.
Sutil laughed at the suggestion, but admitted he had a good relationship with Mercedes.
“Ha, this is F1 so it is natural that there are so many rumours around,” he added. “To be honest I focus on driving. My relationship with Mercedes has always been good and hopefully they are heavily interested in having me in the car this season.”
Force India are very likely to announce their final driver line-up before the next pre-season test begins on February 28th.
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