The Force India team have revealed their 2008 challenger – the VJM01. Named after team-owner Vijay Mallya, the car features a completely different livery from the Spyker team, despite being the same car – the livery is white and gold with Kingfisher as the main sponsor.

“It should not be underestimated what it means to have a team that competes in the FIA Formula One world championship,” Mallya said at the launch. “There are only 11 teams that are allowed to compete, and it is a great honour to be one of them.”

“This is a huge challenging task of performance improvement and becoming competitive,” he said. “This is the only sport that I know of where even a fraction of a second is the difference between a wining or losing position.

“It is exhilarating, challenging and satisfying to be part of a movement where competition is truly at its pinnacle.”

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