Force India sees itself as a contender for fourth in this year's constructors' championship after closing to within 15 points of Williams ahead of the summer break.
The team scored its best championship finish of fifth last year, but with Williams struggling to match its performances of the last two years and Force India securing two podiums this season, it is now eyeing fourth for 2016.
"There's still a long way to go, but at least we are in the fight," team boss Vijay Mallya said. "I regard our podium in Monaco as the turning point of our season -- both in terms of the result and our public perception. Then, our strong showing in Baku just reinforced the great job we are doing as a team.
"It's a fierce battle in the midfield, but we are performing well. Since Monaco we have scored 67 points compared to the 31 of our nearest rival. If we continue scoring at this rate, it will be interesting to see where we can end the season."
Mallya hopes this weekend's race at Spa-Francorchamps will deliver more points.
"We are performing well and delivering results, and Spa represents a good opportunity to continue our run of points finishes. The updates we introduced at Silverstone have made a difference and there is still more performance to be extracted from our chassis.
"I think all teams have now switched their focus to 2017 so the pecking order should not change dramatically. Some tracks will suit us more than others, but Spa is certainly a track where the VJM09 can be strong."