Lotus on Tuesday distanced itself from claims it is involved in a new formula one ‘spy scandal’.<\/p>\n
It emerged last November that Force India was concerned a wind tunnel model of new team Lotus’ 2010 car strongly resembled its own 2009 racer.<\/p>\n
Silverstone based Force India once worked at the Aerolab facility, leaving behind a scale wind tunnel model.<\/p>\n
Mike Gascoyne, originally with Force India, now works with Lotus, the Malaysian-backed outfit that also made use of the Aerolab facility.<\/p>\n
Aerolab initially hit back at the reports, revealing that it was in fact pursuing Force India in the courts after “serious and persistent breaches of contract”.<\/p>\n
And Gascoyne subsequently said: “It is entirely between the wind tunnel operator and the other team.”<\/p>\n
It has emerged this week that legal action has been initiated by Force India against Aerolab, with Lotus pulled in as a co-defendant.<\/p>\n
“These proceedings do not allege any wrong doing on the part of Lotus Racing,” a spokesman for Lotus Racing said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“Aerolab … vigorously denies any wrongdoing and has provided Lotus Racing with a full indemnity in relation to the claim,” he added.<\/p>\n
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