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The big off-track story of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend centred on what was previously known as Force India, and is still - sort of - known as Force India.
Twenty years on from Jordan's first win in the 1998 race at Spa (and its only one-two finish), the team has changed its name once again. It's now, according to the entry list, 'Racing Point Force India Formula One Team' - not a nomenclature that trips readily from the tongue...
But this should be a positive step for my old team, one which is crewed by good people and which consistently punches above its weight. If you look at its performance at Spa, where Esteban Ocon and Sergio Perez qualified third and fourth in the wet and then finished sixth and fifth in the race, this is a great example of what a small-to-medium-sized team can achieve in the right circumstances.
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