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Force India on F1 grid?

Spyker will be renamed as the Force India Formula One team next season, new owner Vijay Mallya said today.

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Spyker will be renamed as the Force India Formula One team next season, new owner Vijay Mallya said today. The flamboyant Indian billionaire, who bought the team this month with Dutch businessman Michiel Mol, said that he had asked the governing International Automobile Federation FIA for approval.

8220;We have applied to the FIA for a change in name of the company and the team from Spyker to Force India,8221; he said.

8220;I think that sums it all up as to why I am here. I believe that there will be a huge surge of support for this team once we present it as the Force India team. Having an Indian-owned Formula One team on the grid was something that was considered completely out of reach before8230;this reflects the new India and new ecomomic prosperity,8221; he added.

If approved, the name change will be the third since 2005, when Silverstone-based Jordan was sold to Midland. Midland became Spyker last year after being taken over by the ailing Dutch luxury sportscar maker.

 

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