Force India could move to Diageo
Team founder Vijay Mallya has too many debts
In 2015, fifth in the constructors' classification and the author of the best result in its history Force India you may find yourself facing a moment of uncertainty.
Subatra Roy patron of Sahara Group, the team's main partner, in prison since 2014 for a complex case of unpaid compensation, is said to be about to sell 42,5% of the team's shares in his possession to try to collect the sum owed to creditors.
The situation he would be experiencing is also complicated Vijay Mallya, the magnate who in 2007 revealed the then Spyker and also owner of United Spirits which is now strangled by debt, pressed by the claims of the Diageo, an alcoholic beverage giant (including the sponsor Smirnoff), who allegedly paid 139 million dollars into the account of Watson, a company founded by the Indian and also in serious crisis, and now eager to get its money back.
At this point, in the absence of the money owed, the matter could end with the exit of the Bantwal speculator.
Chiara Rainis
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