Windtunnel operator sues Force India
Force India became concerned over similarities between their old car and Lotus' windtunnel model
Also In The News
|
By James Christie
Andy Murray celebrated signing a lucrative clothing deal with German sports giants Adidas by beating Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals of the Valencia Open. |  |
Friday, 06, Nov 2009 01:10
By Adam Leveridge
Aerolab, the company which was responsible for operating Force India's wind tunnel, is to take legal action against the team for what it described as 'serious and persistent' breaches of contract.
The aerodynamic engineering firm worked with Force India until September this year and has been accused by the Silverstone-based team of sharing data with its parent company Fondtech, who work with the new Lotus team.
Force India raised concerns about similarities between their old car and Lotus' 2010 contender when the Malaysian-backed squad released photos of its windtunnel model.
Aerolab has rubbished the suggestions that they shared data with Fondtech and will take legal action against the team for what it describes as 'serious and persistent' breaches of contract.
"It is quite unusual for us to comment on negative matters but we have been given no other choice but to make public the facts after press reports in recent days suggested that Aerolab has passed on information to parent company Fondtech which enjoys a close technical relationship with Lotus F1 Racing," said Aerolab's managing director Jean-Claude Migeot.
"These rumours are designed only to tarnish the company's reputation and professionalism and to divert attention away from the facts.
"The truth is that Aerolab is suing Force India for not fulfilling its obligations."
The firm's legal case is currently pending.