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Di Resta hails 'great' investment
Paul di Resta says the new investment from the Sahara conglomerate "is a great thing for Force India".
It was announced on Wednesday that Sahara had invested $100 million in return for a 42.5% stake in the team, with team principal Vijay Mallya describing it as a platform "to greater success in the Formula One world championship". Di Resta also believes that the deal will see Force India progress further in the future.
"I'd heard there were talks ongoing," di Resta told reporters in Korea. "What has now happened is a great thing for Force India, to have that investment coming in. As Vijay recently said, his team is becoming what he wants it to be now. I'm sure it will continue on an upward slope."
Di Resta admitted that he doesn't know what the full scale of changes will be, but that he hopes Mallya continues to have a large influence on the team.
"At this point I don't know how the structure will work within the team. I understand Vijay will remain team principal, and he's the one who has guided this team to what it is, so you have to give him credit for that, and hopefully it will continue that way. I'm sure in the background things will change, but that's not a decision we're going to get brought into."

