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2 Jun 2010, 08:43 (Ref:2703018)
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Force India To Sue Lotus
"The Force India F1 Team confirms it has instigated UK civil proceedings against 1Malaysia Racing Team SDN BHD (a Malaysian company), 1Malaysia Racing Team (UK) Limited (Lotus Racing's parent companies), Michael Gascoyne and Aerolab SRL."
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2 Jun 2010, 08:56 (Ref:2703028)
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Well I could see that coming, the Lotus was a real threat to the Force India car!!!
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2 Jun 2010, 09:01 (Ref:2703034)
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Presumably they'll be fined $100m if found guilty.
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2 Jun 2010, 09:04 (Ref:2703036)
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Aerolab have provided Lotus with indemnity - Autosport a few days ago.
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2 Jun 2010, 09:08 (Ref:2703040)
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Shock horror. F1 cars in look-a-like claim...
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2 Jun 2010, 10:51 (Ref:2703112)
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2 Jun 2010, 12:21 (Ref:2703170)
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This is different, this appears to be an issue with Aerolab rather than Lotus.
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2 Jun 2010, 12:48 (Ref:2703191)
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So I'm wondering if Aerolab's "indemnity" they issued to Lotus will mean they will pay any fines? Could still result in a Lotus exit from the championship.
If they still have an "entry" but are excluded from the champioships, does that mean they can pick and choose which races (if any) to run at for the remainder of this year and then use the savings for future car development? |
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2 Jun 2010, 12:59 (Ref:2703201)
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 Although, I hardly think that too much fuss will be made if Lotus get booted out of F1. Someone should have told them that you need to be much more established in F1 before you can even think about getting away with stealing other peoples property. |
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2 Jun 2010, 13:34 (Ref:2703222)
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2 Jun 2010, 13:43 (Ref:2703224)
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Here is the most shocking statement: "Force India confirms it paid approximately one million euros in autumn 2009 to secure the payment claimed by Aerolab"
Force India paid someone? |
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2 Jun 2010, 14:07 (Ref:2703232)
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It's interesting that Force India doesn't want Lotus to be punished but instead just tries to save some money by not paying a contractor. |
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2 Jun 2010, 15:39 (Ref:2703275)
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Ah, what a shame.
 I do hope Lotus are up and coming stars of the future, and can live up to the "Lotus" name. |
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2 Jun 2010, 15:48 (Ref:2703283)
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Maybe Force India are a little aggrieved about somthing?
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84094 |
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2 Jun 2010, 17:29 (Ref:2703338)
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That was only announced today.
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2 Jun 2010, 20:04 (Ref:2703419)
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But wern't someone like Renault found with information of another and then only got a slap on the wrist compared to Mclarens punishment
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2 Jun 2010, 23:05 (Ref:2703516)
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This leads to a whole lot of interesting questions.
Bearing in mind that wind tunnel work is strictly limited: 1) How does the FIA police work done by third party suppliers? What stops 3rd parties running their own unlimited tests on F1 models? 2) If a third party supplier represents more than one team what stops them sharing the info between their customers and hence massively increasing the development available to 2 or three customers? ie 2 days each team is 6 days for three teams and triple the development time for each team sharing the info. |
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Its a shame Lotus didnt steal the design for the Force India's gearbox & shift mechanism
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Who knows what punishment the FIA will dish out when it spins its wheel-o-punishment randomiser...
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I can't believe that you made my signature chronologically relevant again.
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