Force India Wins $4.6 Million in Suit Against Sponsors

Former Force India sponsors Eithad and Aldar today were ordered to pay the team $4.6 million in compensation for terminating their deals after the team made its switch from Spyker to Force India. Do you suppose Giancarlo Fisichella is on the phone to Vijay Mallya yet? The new-to-me Arabianbusiness.com says it has the exclusive story : Etihad and Aldar, the title sponsors of the team, switched its sponsorship to the Ferrari team for the 2008 season citing conflict with Kingfisher, the airline owned by Force India shareholder Vijay Mallya. The original three year deal was signed between the team and Etihad on April 16, 2007 and agreed at $5 million for 2007, $6 million for 2008 and $9 million for 2009. [snip] At the time, the team was ca...

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