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Adapted from GMM
German driver Adrian Sutil has admitted he could complete Force India's 2013 driver lineup and adds that a criminal conviction for assault last year will not affect his return.
The former team driver, who sat out 2012 in the wake of his assault conviction, told German television Sat 1: "I certainly hope so. It's not yet certain, but I have a good chance”.
"I know this business very well, and so you can only be certain when you have something signed. I still have to be patient, but I certainly hope that it turns out in my favour. It would be nice because I know the team well,” he added.
The German admitted he is pinning his 2013 hopes on Force India, who have a vacancy alongside Paul di Resta after Nico Hulkenberg's move to Sauber.
"If it doesn't happen, I will have to think about something else, but I haven't really started that process yet," said Sutil.
However, it was rumoured his conviction might cause him trouble entering some of the countries on the 2013 calendar.
But Sutil told BBC radio: "We checked all the countries and there is no problem for me to travel. All my problems last winter are solved."
In January, a German court gave Sutil an 18-month suspended jail sentence and EUR 200,000 fine for attacking Lotus team executive Eric Lux in a Shanghai nightclub in May 2011.
German driver Adrian Sutil has admitted he could complete Force India's 2013 driver lineup and adds that a criminal conviction for assault last year will not affect his return.
The former team driver, who sat out 2012 in the wake of his assault conviction, told German television Sat 1: "I certainly hope so. It's not yet certain, but I have a good chance”.
"I know this business very well, and so you can only be certain when you have something signed. I still have to be patient, but I certainly hope that it turns out in my favour. It would be nice because I know the team well,” he added.
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| Adrian Sutil. (Photo: WRi2) |
The German admitted he is pinning his 2013 hopes on Force India, who have a vacancy alongside Paul di Resta after Nico Hulkenberg's move to Sauber.
"If it doesn't happen, I will have to think about something else, but I haven't really started that process yet," said Sutil.
However, it was rumoured his conviction might cause him trouble entering some of the countries on the 2013 calendar.
But Sutil told BBC radio: "We checked all the countries and there is no problem for me to travel. All my problems last winter are solved."
In January, a German court gave Sutil an 18-month suspended jail sentence and EUR 200,000 fine for attacking Lotus team executive Eric Lux in a Shanghai nightclub in May 2011.