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{{Short description|Formula One racing car}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2018}}{{Racing car
| Car_name = Force India VJM03
| Image = [[File:Liuzzi Bahrain 2010 (cropped).jpg|260px]]
|Caption=[[Vitantonio Liuzzi]] driving the VJM03 at the [[2010 Bahrain Grand Prix]]
| Category = [[Formula One]]
| Constructor = [[Force India]]
| Designer = [[Mark Smith (racing engineer)|Mark Smith]]
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| Team = [[Force India|Force India F1 Team]]
| Drivers = 14. {{flagicon|GER}} [[Adrian Sutil]] <br/>15. {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vitantonio Liuzzi]]
| Technical ref =
| Chassis = Carbon fibre composite [[monocoque]] with Zylon legality side anti-intrusion panels
| Front suspension = Aluminium uprights with carbon fibre composite wishbones, trackrod and pushrod. Inboard chassis mounted torsion springs, dampers and anti-roll bar assembly
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| Tyres = [[Bridgestone]] Potenza<br />[[BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG|BBS]] Wheels (front and rear): 13"
| Debut = [[2010 Bahrain Grand Prix]]
|Last_event=[[2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix]]
| Races =
| Wins = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest_laps = 0
| Podiums = 0
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The '''Force India VJM03'''
The VJM03 built on the progress made with the 2009 car and was a contender for points straight out of the box. But the team lost several top members of staff in the first half of the season. Among them was a man who had been with them since their first year as Jordan in 1991 – Ian Phillips. That setback for the team’s commercial side was joined by a double blow to the technical department. First technical director as James Key left for Sauber, then four months later his successor Mark Smith was also gone, heading for Lotus.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racefans.net/2010/12/04/force-india-enjoy-best-season-yet-in-2010/ |title=Force India enjoy best season yet in 2010 |website=racefans.net |date=2010-12-04 |first=Keith |last=Collantine |access-date=2023-10-21}}</ref>
[[File:Adrian Sutil 2010 Malaysia 3rd Qualify.jpg|thumb||left|[[Adrian Sutil]] qualified fourth for the {{f1 gp|2010|Malaysian}}.]]▼
Losing two major technical figures seemed have an inevitable effect on car development. Although F-duct and exhaust-blown diffuser upgrades arrived for the VJM03 (at Turkey and Hungary respectively) the team weren’t always getting them to work consistently, and Liuzzi in particular struggled with the blown rear wing. As the season wore on Force India saw less of Renault and Mercedes and more of Sauber and Williams in the races.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
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The gap between Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil was large at times. Liuzzi was usually out-qualified by his team mate and the gap was often in the region of half to a full second. Liuzzi’s best qualifying performance, sixth at Canada, was spoiled after a collision with Felipe Massa at the first corner.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
▲[[File:Adrian Sutil 2010 Malaysia 3rd Qualify.jpg|thumb
==Complete Formula One results==
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|rowspan=3| [[Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines|Mercedes]] ''FO 108X'' [[V8 engine|V8]]
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{{smallsup|†}} Driver failed to finish, but was classified as they had completed >90% of the race distance.
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