Di Resta hopes to make most of extra practice

Force India’s Paul di Resta is hoping more time behind the wheel in China this weekend will help him achieve even better things in his already eye-catching debut campaign.

The Scot, promoted into a Force India seat over the winter, has more than justified the team’s faith in him by claiming points-scoring finishes at the opening grands prix in Australia and Malaysia – in doing so becoming only the second rookie since 1980 to score a point in his first two races.