Force India team owner Vijay Mallya insists he is refusing to give up on catching Red Bull for third place in the 2017 Formula One constructors' championship.
Ahead of this season, Mallya set the Silverstone-based outfit a target of improving on its best-ever finish in 2016 by attempting to break into the sport's top three, which was locked-out by Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari last year.
Force India sits a comfortable fourth in the constructors' standings at mid-season, having failed to score points on only one occasion so far in Monaco. The team is 54 points clear of fifth-placed Williams and despite being 79 points behind Red Bull -- which has taken one win and a total of six podiums in 2017 -- Mallya believes his goal is still achievable.