Gannassi Announcement Just Made

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Exerpts from AutoSport...

Cheever claims that Scheckter signed a five-year contract with TWR in 2002, and that through Cheever's partnership with TWR via its Infiniti engines, Red Bull Team Cheever had an option on the South African's services in 2003.

"He has made the insinuation that our cars were unsafe; that's how he's trying to free himself from the contract," Cheever said. "We have very valid reasons to claim slander and a bunch of other things, which we will pursue aggressively once the first step is successful."

TWR is currently seeking a court date in London for its case against Scheckter. If this is successful Cheever says that he'll consider pursuing the matter against Ganassi and engine supplier Toyota.