Paul di Resta set for final F1 race of the season

Nov 22 2012 by Kieran Westbrook, West Lothian Courier

Di Resta

Bathgate Bullet Paul di Resta will be hoping to go out on a high as he prepares for the final race of the 2012 season with a trip to Brazil this weekend.

The Sahara Force India racer finished 15th in the Austin Grand Prix and is hoping to better that result to end the year with a fine finish.

Speaking after his disappointing outing in USA, he said: “I was fighting a lot of oversteer in the car and made an error in turn 19, lost the rear, and spun.

“I was just trying a bit too hard to keep the cars behind me.

“That gave me some flat spots on my tyres so I had to pit for a second time.

“From there it was difficult to fight back because it was a clear one-stop race.”

He added: “I made a good start and for the first few laps we were in quite a strong position and moving forward with good lap times.

“Maybe we waited too long before pitting because I became vulnerable to Senna after my stop and was struggling on cold tyres with tyre warm-up.

“I couldn’t keep Senna behind me and then I had the same situation with Maldonado.”

The race is on Sunday.