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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 July 26)

PDriverTeamPoints
1Andrea AntonelliMercedes219
2Lewis HamiltonFerrari169
3George RussellMercedes160
4Charles LeclercFerrari138
5Lando NorrisMcLaren128
6Max VerstappenRed Bull109
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren92
8Isack HadjarRed Bull68
9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls43
10Pierre GaslyAlpine42
11Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls23
12Franco ColapintoAlpine19
13Oliver BearmanHaas18
14Gabriel BortoletoAudi10
15Carlos SainzWilliams6
16Alexander AlbonWilliams5
17Esteban OconHaas3
18Nico HülkenbergAudi2
19Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1
20Sergio PerezCadillac0
21Lance StrollAston Martin0
22Valtteri BottasCadillac0
PTeamPoints
1Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team379
         Poles: 10       Sprint wins: 3       GP wins: 8
2Scuderia Ferrari HP307
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 2
3McLaren Mastercard F1 Team220
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
4Oracle Red Bull Racing177
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
5Visa Cash App Racing Bulls66
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
6BWT Alpine F1 Team61
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
7TGR Haas F1 Team21
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Audi Revolut F1 Team12
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Atlassian Williams F1 Team11
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team1
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Cadillac F1 Team0
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0

2026 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of July 12)

PRiderTeamPoints
1Jorge MartinAprilia Racing208
2Ai OguraTrackhouse Racing194
3Marc MarquezDucati Lenovo190
4Marco BezzecchiAprilia Racing186
5Fabio Di GiannantonioPertamina Enduro VR46184
6Raul FernandezTrackhouse Racing159
7Pedro AcostaRed Bull KTM148
8Francesco BagnaiaDucati Lenovo143
9Alex MarquezGresini Racing87
10Luca MariniHonda HRC Castrol79
11Fermin AldeguerGresini Racing76
12Enea BastianiniKTM Tech376
13Brad BinderRed Bull KTM64
14Fabio QuartararoMonster Energy Yamaha55
15Diogo MoreiraPro Honda LCR48
16Franco MorbidelliPertamina Enduro VR4646
17Johann ZarcoCastrol Honda LCR34
18Joan MirHonda HRC Castrol26
19Alex RinsMonster Energy Yamaha21
20Jack MillerPramac Racing19
21Toprak RazgatlıoğluPramac Racing12
22Maverick ViñalesKTM Tech310
23Iker LecuonaGresini Racing9
24Augusto FernandezYamaha Factory Racing5
25Lorenzo SavadoriAprilia Racing0
26Jonas FolgerKTM Tech30
27Michele PirroGresini Racing0
28Cal CrutchlowCastrol Honda LCR0
PTeamPoints
1Aprilia Racing394
         Poles: 3       Sprint wins: 2       GP wins: 5
2SuperFile Trackhouse MotoGP Team353
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 2       GP wins: 1
3Ducati Lenovo Team333
         Poles: 4       Sprint wins: 5       GP wins: 3
4Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team230
         Poles: 2       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 1
5Red Bull KTM Factory Racing212
         Poles: 1       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 0
6BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP172
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 1       GP wins: 1
7Honda HRC Castrol105
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
8Red Bull KTM Tech386
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
9Honda LCR MotoGP82
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
10Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP76
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0
11Prima Pramac Racing31
         Poles: 0       Sprint wins: 0       GP wins: 0