How Sergio Perez rescued Force India

(Motorsport-Total.com) – Does the Force India pilot, Sergio Perez, have his own team on his conscience? The team had to go bankrupt Friday night and was under creditor protection since a millionaire claim from Brockstone, a company related to Perez manager Julian Jakobi. But what looks like an attack on Force India first seems to be the rescue of Vijay Mallya's team. Otherwise, the team would have run out of money after the Hungarian Grand Prix.

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With the filing of a bankruptcy-controlled, the judge in charge n & nbsp; Does not agree with Mallya's statement that he found a financier who could pay off the team's debts rising to tens of millions of dollars The company Energydrink Rich Energy , which claims to have invested £ 30 million

The company had been a potential buyer of the team for a while, but was not accepted as a credible buyer by Force India itself L & # 39; rich energy supply was not convincing enough, apparently it was doubtful that the money would actually sink.

What is it? s controlled bankruptcy came

So, did "Rich Energy" Its Friday's bankruptcy on "Twitter" announced: the bankruptcy despite the money injection offered is "a tragic and avoidable result under the leadership of Mercedes, Sergio Perez, Julian Jakobi and BWT. What a shame!"

In fact, Mercedes and BWT, a Force India sponsor, have joined Brockstone's multi-million dollar claim, paving the way for bankruptcy – the Force India team, which has been driving for ten years and has been around for some time According to the company based in Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz also has debts amounting to more than 10.5 million euros, while Perez is still waiting around 3.4 million euros, according to BWT's sponsorship.

Mallya disempowered

But how are you? The race team continues? For now, thanks to the bankruptcy controlled, nothing changes except that Mallya and the parent company Orange India have no control over the team. The Indian businessman, who is in exile because of a warrant in his home country in the UK, has always maintained that he had no credible offer for a takeover, despite the tremendous difficulties of his team in recent months. [19659006] Now the judge responsible has lost patience. Insolvency administrators now competent Geoff Rowley and James Baker were already responsible for the Marussia case and have at least once saved the team. "The operation of the team will continue as usual, and it will be in Hungary this weekend," confirms Rowley. "In the meantime, we will evaluate the possibilities of ensuring the future of the team."

These five candidates vie for the taking of Force India

Meanwhile, the trustee of Bankruptcy installs in coordination with farm manager Otmar Szafnauer and Deputy Director Robert Fernley the bills. This is a good time because after the Hungarian Grand Prix, the obligatory summer break of the Formula One teams is due and the factories must be closed for two weeks

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In the next three weeks, a buyer will be found Apparently , there are already five candidates who will try to convince the insolvency administrator: They are in addition sponsor BWT, Energydrink Rich Energy Group and Russian businessman Dimitri Masepin, whose Nikita Masepin's son is already a test pilot at Force India, according to "auto motor und sport" also Michael Andretti's IndyCar team and a US-led consortium of men and women. Business Jeff Moorad, who is supported by investment companies Castle Harlan and na jafi.

As the team would then be renowned, the Verl is threatening the money of the television. It is only by a unanimous exception of the competition teams that this could be avoided.

Why does Perez consider the team?

Lawrence, billionaire Williams driver Lance Stroll, should not be counted among the bidders. However, he might be interested in buying his son with $ 30 million in the team's luggage in 2019.

What about Perez? While Esteban Ocon is on the way to Renault, his comings and goings are anything but desperate. "If they are serious people, I will stay with Force India," he told Auto Motor und Sport. "The guys on the team are always the same, it's always the best midfield team, and we'll be better without financial worries."