Di Resta keen for Brazilian belter to end F1 season

Nov 24 2011 by Kieran Westbrook, West Lothian Courier

BATHGATE bullet Paul Di Resta is hoping for a high-flying F1 season finale.

The rookie racer will take to the grid at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend knowing another points double for his team Sahara Force India could cement their solid sixth place finish.

And that’s exactly what he has his heart set on.

He said: “We need to pick up where we left off in Abu Dhabi, so that we can hopefully have another double points finish – that would be an excellent way to end the season.

“We have a comfortable gap over Sauber and Toro Rosso in the championship, but we still need to be aggressive and keep pushing.

“Renault are not too far ahead of us, although catching them will require quite an unusual race and a bit of luck too.”

Di Resta admits he doesn’t know a lot about the track – but that has been nothing new for the F1 racer who has debuted on tracks throughout the 2011 season.

He said: “To be honest, I don’t know a massive amount about the circuit.

“I’ve never driven there, although I was there last year as reserve driver.

“I’ve seen the place and walked the track, but nothing more.

“It looks like quite a tricky circuit because it’s undulating and there are some unusual corners. It’s anti-clockwise, too, so that always makes it more physically demanding.”

Brazil brings down the curtain on Di Resta’s F1 debut season.

And regardless of what transpires this weekend, the Bathgate bullet will have reason to be proud of his performance.

He currently sits 14th in the driver’s championships having notched up points finishes in five of his last eight races.