The Force India VJM07 is a

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to compete in the

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. It was driven by

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, who returned to the team after racing for Sauber in

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, and

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, who joined the team after leaving

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. The VJM07 was designed to use

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' new 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engine, the PU106A Hybrid as well as

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fuels.

History

A rendered image of the VJM07 was released on Twitter on 23 January, making it the first 2014 Formula One design to be revealed to public. At the , the car scored the team's greatest points haul from a single race as Pérez finished third (Force India's first podium in over four years) and Hülkenberg finished fifth. The team ultimately finished the season sixth in the Constructors' Championship. The car performed very well in the early races with the team consistently scoring well. The team nearly got a podium in the

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but driver

was involved in a huge crash with Williams'

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2 laps from the end. Due to the financial limitations of the team, the car could not be developed like the leading teams' cars and the pace dropped off towards the end of the season. After Force India failed to get their new car, the

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ready in time for pre-season testing at the beginning of , the VJM07 was used at the second test in Barcelona, although in the 2015 livery. This allowed the team to gain data on the new tyre compounds and degradation.

Complete Formula One results

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) (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.
‡ — Teams and drivers scored double points at the

References

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