The team was created in 1991, when it was known as Spyker F1. Under different ownership but in 2007, Vijaya Mallya and Michiel Mol, director of the team, bought it. And its name was changed to Force India. It debuted in 2008. The same year, the expenses of this team rose by 74.4%. The biggest increase till date. Back then, the primary sponsors of the team were Kingfisher, RIL and ICICI bank.
In 2011, Sahara India Pariwar bought 42.5% shares of this team. Mallya was left with 42.5% and Michiel Mol with 15% shares. And so the team was renamed again to Sahara Force India. Friends, in its short career, this team wasn’t very successful but with time, it was definitely improving. The drivers were showing promise. In fact, even this year, 3 drivers from that team would be racing. Nice Hulkenberg for Haas. Sergio Perez for Red Bull. And Esteban Ocon for Alpine.
Till 2017, the Force India team improved year after year. Each season their performance was better than the last. 2017 was the best year when Perez and Ocon were their drivers. In 2016-17, their ranking was in 4th place. That’s not bad. It had become a mid-level team.
