F1 Team Force India Co-Owner Vijay Mallya Dismisses Sale Talks

Formula 1 team Force India co-Owner Vijay Mallya "dismissed speculation of a possible sale of his team to Australian David Brabham" or former F1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone, according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Mallya said that he remained in it "for the long haul despite his legal problems with the Indian government." He said, "There have been no conversations with Brabham, I haven’t even met them. Bernie and me are good friends, will always continue to be good friends and there is absolutely no talk whatsoever on a sale of this team." Britain's Autocar magazine reported last month that the champion's son David, an ex-F1 driver, "could buy Force India as part of a project to bring Brabham back to the sport" for the first time since '92 (REUTERS, 6/9).