Force India on Wednesday confirmed it has instigated legal action in the UK against rival F1 team Lotus.<\/p>\n
In a media statement, the Silverstone based team said the Malaysian-backed team’s technical boss Mike Gascoyne and Italian wind tunnel Aerolab are also being sued.<\/p>\n
It has been reported that Force India claims a wind tunnel model of its 2009 car left in the Aerolab facility was used as the basis for Lotus’ current T127 racer.<\/p>\n
Before working with Lotus, Briton Gascoyne also worked alongside Aerolab with Force India.<\/p>\n
A Lotus spokesman on Tuesday said Aerolab “vigorously denies any wrongdoing and has provided Lotus Racing with a full indemnity in relation to the claim”.<\/p>\n
Force India said on Wednesday: “(The team) states these are very serious claims and therefore it would not be taking such action if it could not provide supportive evidence.”<\/p>\n
The team said a complaint has also been filed with Italian authorities.<\/p>\n
It has been speculated that the dispute is actually about money, after Aerolab said late last year that it is pursuing Force India for “serious and persistent breaches of contract”.<\/p>\n
Force India added that “it is now for the competent courts to decide whether, indeed, this outstanding amount should be paid to Aerolab given the seriousness of these current allegations”.<\/p>\n
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