As it was expected during the latest weeks, Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta have been officially confirmed as Force India's official drivers for the 2011 season while Nico Hulkenberg who was ousted by Williams Grand Prix in favor of Pastor Maldonaldo will be team's reserve and team driver. Latest announcement means that Tonio Liuzzi will lose his Force India driving seat although having a contract for one more year. 
Di Resta, who has been a cousin of Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti and raced against world champion Sebastian Vettel in the F3 Euroseries, has been struggling for years to make his F1 debut and he has won also the DTM title. On the strength of those performances he has been promoted from reserve to race driver.Di Resta commented:
"Naturally I am thrilled to be making my race debut this season. Becoming an F1 driver has been a long-held ambition of mine, something I've wanted to do since I first stepped into a kart, and to finally realise it feels amazing. I've worked really hard for this opportunity throughout my career and to get it with Force India, a young team that's got ambitions as big as mine, is genuinely exciting. I can't wait to be on the grid in Bahrain, it can't come soon enough."
When asked what his 2011 target he replied:
"Initially it will be to learn from the bottom up and create a solid foundation. Learn the tracks, understand the car and get the information everyone needs to achieve the ambitious goals we have set ourselves. To do this, we need to finish as many races as possible and to make sure that when we finish we're in the points."
Adrian Sutil's previous contract expired at the end of 2010, but Force India has opted to renew it, although it was believed he would move to Renault after five consecutive seasons as a race driver at the team. Sutil insisted that his 2011 aim is to score podiums.
"I was in the points a lot in the first half of 2010 and I want to keep that going until the end of the season this year. We were quick but it tailed off a little in the middle of the year so to be consistently quick and in the points has got to be the aim. The odd podium would also be very welcome. I've known Paul for the past year and we've got a good relationship. He did a really good job in the test driver seat last year and showed he's quick and has a good technical feedback, but he is also open about what he's done and how he felt we could improve. That's really important for the team so it should work well."
Hulkenberg managed to sign a "long-term partnership" with the team and will take part in some of its pre-season testing. Although he will have to return in a reserve role, He believed that it is crucial to remains part of an F1 team after losing his drive with Williams at the end of 2010.
"Of course I'd rather be a race driver, but the most important is that I stay within the F1 circus. Every driver wants to compete in races - that is what we are all driving for. But my motivation is to convince the team of my skills in order to be back in a race cockpit in 2012.Paul is a sympathetic guy and had a very successful career so far, he could bring some surprises to the team."
Although not signing any Indian driver as it was expected ahead of the 2011 inaugural Indian Grand Prix, Team principal Vijay Mallya believes his driving trio is one of the most promising and talented line-ups on the grid.
"I am genuinely excited by the drivers we will be fielding in 2011. I believe that the combination of talent we've assembled gives us one of the strongest line-ups on the grid: Adrian has matured into one of F1's most consistent and highly-rated young drivers, while Paul is, I believe, a real star of the future. He has won in every category in his career and this base speed was in evidence when he got in the car on Fridays last year. With Nico, signing him was too good an opportunity to let by. He showed a good racing head and talent and I was amazed by his control in Brazil last year. Together I think they are a formidable partnership and will help take us to the next level of performance."
Currently there is no news concerning the contract of Tonio Liuzzi who appears to be the great loser of the announcement and he would probable stay without an F1 driving contract for the 2011.
