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‘Mistakes' cost Force India in McLaren battle

Force India could have finished this season in sixth place were it not for 'some mistakes' in the final few races, so says Otmar Szafnauer. Going into administration midseason, Force India lost all their points as they went from Sahara Force India to Racing Point Force India. That, though, didn't stop their momentum. In nine races as Racing Point, Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon bagged 52 points as they tried to chase down McLaren for sixth. They fell 10 points shy of the Woking team's tally. 'Sixth was possible, but we just made some mistakes in the last few races,' Szafnauer told Autosport. 'Singapore was a big one, and we had a brake failure in Mexico. So that cost us sixth. 'There were...
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