Jan.11 (GMM) Adrian Sutil has disputed new teammate Giancarlo Fisichella's claim that the veteran Italian will be 'number one' driver at Force India in 2008.
"I'm the reference point, the number one driver, thanks to my experience. Sutil comes after that," Fisichella, who tuns 35 next month, told the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday.
But 24-year-old Sutil, who made his F1 debut for Force India's former guise Spyker in 2007, rather reckons a policy of driver equality will be in place, even though three-time race winner Fisichella has more than a decade of experience on the grid.
"In a building-up process it would not make any sense to have a driver hierarchy -- we will keep that for when, one day, we will be fighting for podiums," the German told F1's official website.
Also speaking to f1.com, Fisichella clarified that he has not talked specifically about his number one status with the Silverstone based team's bosses.
"But they told me that I am the experienced one and that I have to lead the team," he explained.
"I am sure that the material will be exactly the same for both of us but I feel the responsibility to lead the growth and progress," Fisichella added.
Written: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:54:33
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