Speaking ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, Sergio Perez told media that he had no concerns about the safety of his Force India VJM08 while team principal Vijay Mallya is adamant the problems have been solved.
In Hungary, both the Mexican and his teammate Nico Hulkenberg suffered catastrophic failures aboard their otherwise more competitive B-spec machines.
Asked about the suspension design following his roll-over crash, Perez told reporters in Belgium: "Yes, I'm sure all the problems are behind us.
"The team is completely ready for the weekend," he added at Spa-Francorchamps. "The engineers told me in detail what happened. During the race we also had problems with the front wing but, as I said, they are all solved and in the past."
Immediately after the race in Budapest, Bild newspaper asked Otmar Szafnauer, the team’s sporting director, if Force India has let its safety standards slip in the crucial championship battle.
“We do not play with safety. We showed that on Friday, when we didn’t let Hulkenberg out until we knew exactly what was the reason for Perez’s crash. This must not happen again,” declared Szafnauer.
Hulkenberg said after he crashed into the barriers when the front wing on the VJM06 failed during the race in Hungary, "I didn’t have much warning that there was a problem with the front wing – there was a harsh vibration just before it broke and after that I was heading straight into the barriers."
"The final impact was not too bad because that part of the track is well protected and it absorbed the energy nicely," he added.
Team boss Mallya is confident that the issues have been sorted, "The whole team has worked extremely hard to repair the cars and solve the problems that we encountered in Hungary, and we’re ready to bounce back this weekend in Spa."
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