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Di Resta Believes Force India Can Still Improve This Season

Force India Team Principal and Managing Director, Vijay Mallya, said a fifth place finish in the Constructors Championship this year is unrealistic, yet Paul di Resta believes that the Silverstone-based squad can still achieve big results before the end of the 2012 season.

The Scotsman, who made his Formula One debut last year, enjoyed his best race results in Singapore last year and in this year's Grand Prix in Bahrain, finishing sixth in both races. The former DTM driver hopes for more of the same between next weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix and the Brazilian season finale at Interlagos.

“I think the summer break was good for everybody,” says the Scottish Force India driver. “I spent the time at home, seeing friends, watching the Olympics and keeping up with my training."

“There’s still a long way to go in the championship and we need to get back to scoring regular points. Last year we ended the season strongly and we need to do the same this year. Williams are not too far ahead of us but Sauber have a big points advantage and it’s going to be a big task to overcome that. But we won’t give up; we’ll keep pushing and see what we can do. We definitely have the potential to get some big results before the end of the year,” he added.

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2026 F1 Championship Standings (as of May 3)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Andrea AntonelliMercedes100
2George RussellMercedes80
3Charles LeclercFerrari59
4Lando NorrisMcLaren51
5Lewis HamiltonFerrari51
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren43
7Max VerstappenRed Bull26
8Oliver BearmanHaas17
9Pierre GaslyAlpine16
10Liam LawsonRacing Bulls10
11Franco ColapintoAlpine7
12Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls4
13Carlos SainzWilliams4
14Isack HadjarRed Bull4
15Gabriel BortoletoAudi2
16Esteban OconHaas1
17Alexander AlbonWilliams1
18Nico HülkenbergAudi0
19Sergio PerezCadillac0
20Fernando AlonsoAston Martin0
21Lance StrollAston Martin0
22Valtteri BottasCadillac0
PTeamPoints
1Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team180
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 4
2Scuderia Ferrari HP110
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3McLaren Mastercard F1 Team94
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
4Oracle Red Bull Racing30
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5BWT Alpine F1 Team23
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6TGR Haas F1 Team18
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7Visa Cash App Racing Bulls14
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Atlassian Williams F1 Team5
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Audi Revolut F1 Team2
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Cadillac F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 26)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing101
2Jorge MartinAprilia Racing90
3Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR4671
4Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM66
5Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo57
6Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing54
7Alex MarquezGresini Racing53
8Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing48
9Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo34
10Enea BastianiniKTM Tech330
11Brad BinderRed Bull KTM28
12Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol27
13Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4625
14Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR24
15Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing20
16Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha11
17Diogo MoreiraPro Honda LCR9
18Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol4
19Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha3
20Toprak RazgatlıoğluPramac Racing1
21Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech30
22Jack MillerPramac Racing0
23Michele PirroGresini Racing0
24Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing0
25Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing0
PTeamPoints
1Aprilia Racing191
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 3
2Trackhouse MotoGP Team102
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
3Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team96
         Poles: 2       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
4Red Bull KTM Factory Racing94
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
5Ducati Lenovo Team91
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 2       GP wins: 0
6BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP73
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
7Honda LCR MotoGP33
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Honda HRC Castrol31
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Red Bull KTM Tech330
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP14
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing1
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0