Force India, on Monday, unveiled its new car --VJM11 -- for the 2018 season, hours ahead of first testing.
Media reports this week suggested that British energy drink firm Rich Energy was leading a consortium seeking to purchase the Silverstone-based team for 200 million pounds ($278.66 million).
Force India F1 team rule out name change this year
That was only the 12th time that a driver had started that low and won.
The Silverstone-based team have finished fourth for the past two years
Fatherhood has changed Sergio Perez's life since the end of last season and the Mexican hopes the coming year in Formula One could be just as transformative on the track.