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A few days ago, a Facebook notification… well, notified me that Sahara Force India Formula One Team changed its name on the world’s favorite (and most loathed). And hours ago, the cat finally made it out of the bag. Racing Point Force India F1 Team is how the Silverstone-based outfit is called as of today, and you can blame three teams for this outcome.
Those in question are Williams, McLaren, and Renault. Care to guess why these three didn’t agree to Force India’s takeover? Even Formula 1 head honcho Chase Carey sought agreement from all of the parties, but the three amigos refused because they're not fans of fair-and-square competition.
Alas, Force India had to be registered as a brand new legal entity by the new owner, thereby losing all constructor points and all of the prize money ($150 million). There’s no other word for it, but what Williams, McLaren, and Renault did this time around can be summed up as a d**k move.
As simply put as possible, Force India would’ve come out of administration and continued fine if those three wouldn’t have been such bad sports. But then again, what did you expect from championship-winning teams that have cheated their way to the top time and again?
“Racing Point Force India F1 Team will make its debut at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix following the acquisition of the Force India Formula One Team by Racing Point UK Limited,” the team is much obliged to inform the fans. “The new ownership was finalized on Thursday 16th of August with a consortium of investors led by Lawrence Stroll.”
Along with the new name, lack of points in the constructors' championship, and no prize money, Force India has a new team principal and chief executive officer. Appointed with immediate effect, Otmar Szafnauer will lead the team from here on in. Otmar has been with Force India since 2010 as chief operating officer.
“Now that we are under new ownership and the future of the team is secure, we can focus on doing what we do best – going racing,” declared Otmar.
Alas, Force India had to be registered as a brand new legal entity by the new owner, thereby losing all constructor points and all of the prize money ($150 million). There’s no other word for it, but what Williams, McLaren, and Renault did this time around can be summed up as a d**k move.
As simply put as possible, Force India would’ve come out of administration and continued fine if those three wouldn’t have been such bad sports. But then again, what did you expect from championship-winning teams that have cheated their way to the top time and again?
“Racing Point Force India F1 Team will make its debut at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix following the acquisition of the Force India Formula One Team by Racing Point UK Limited,” the team is much obliged to inform the fans. “The new ownership was finalized on Thursday 16th of August with a consortium of investors led by Lawrence Stroll.”
Along with the new name, lack of points in the constructors' championship, and no prize money, Force India has a new team principal and chief executive officer. Appointed with immediate effect, Otmar Szafnauer will lead the team from here on in. Otmar has been with Force India since 2010 as chief operating officer.
“Now that we are under new ownership and the future of the team is secure, we can focus on doing what we do best – going racing,” declared Otmar.
Good news: we'll be on the grid in Spa and in every other round of the season (and beyond!), ready to fight.
— Racing Point Force India F1 (@ForceIndiaF1) August 23, 2018
Bad news: zero points.
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