Force India also launched legal proceedings against former technical director
Mike Gascoyne and Team Lotus, the outfit now known as Caterham.
On the evidence provided, Mr Justice Arnold settled in Aerolab’s favour the
dispute over unpaid fees to the sum of €850,000.
He awarded Force India €25,000 in compensation in regard to use of its
intellectual property rights, which was deemed to have been done as a short
cut.
A separate hearing will be held to determine the covering of legal costs
associated with the trial, which Telegraph Sport understands will
rise to over £4 million.
In the meantime attention will focus on Mallya’s other business interests, in
particular Kingfisher, and what effect its potential demise might have on
his race team.
It is unclear whether Mallya will be able to pay these latest legal bills,
with speculation mounting that Force India chairman Subrata Roy, whose
Sahara Group bought a 42.5 per cent stake in the team last year for $100
million, may assume control.