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Force India’s Otmar Szafnauer: “Fifth and sixth places were there for the taking”

Otmar Szafnauer felt the Racing Point Force India F1 Team could not maximise their performance when it mattered during Qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix on Saturday, with the Team Principal of the Silverstone-based team feeling fifth and sixth on the grid was a realistic target, particularly with both Aston Martin Red Bull Racing drivers starting at the back following engine change penalties. Esteban Ocon will start sixth on the grid at the Sochi Autodrom after being pipped to fifth late on by Haas F1 Team driver Kevin Magnussen, while Sergio Pérez was eighth, and although Szafnauer says it was a good effort by the team to qualify where they did, a third row lock out was a definite...
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