Paul di Resta says Force India have made a stronger start than in previous years

Paul di Resta reckons Force India deserve the 'best of the rest' status they acquired in Melbourne, although he concedes that McLaren might soon have something to say about that.

Di Resta added that Force India's approach during pre-season testing - of establishing a consistent baseline with the VJM06 rather than pushing for performance gains - has been key to their promising start. "I think it was a good winter and a good approach. We sacrified a lot of low fuel runs for high fuel runs and we were very aware of what we wanted to achieve and where we wanted to improve the car and I think we've done that," he said.