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Force India confirm drivers

Image: Retained: Fisichella and Sutil

Force India have re-affirmed Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil as their drivers for the 2009 Formula One season.

Fisichella and Sutil racing next season

Force India have re-affirmed that Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil will be their drivers for the 2009 Formula One season. The pair were confirmed in October but a new technical deal between Force India and McLaren Mercedes led to speculation of a change, with the latter's reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa testing for the Silverstone-based team last month. Both Fisichella and Sutil promptly said they had new contracts and the team have now officially confirmed as much - Vitantonio Liuzzi also being retained as test and reserve driver. "I firmly believe that next year will be a huge opportunity for the team," team owner Vijay Mallya said in a statement on the team's website. "In Giancarlo, Adrian and Tonio we have a wonderful balance between experience and ambition and now complete consistency." Force India failed to score a point this year.