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Force India ponders name change

Vijay Mallya admits that in a bid to attract new sponsors he is considering changing his team's name. The team initially founded by Eddie Jordan in 1991, and which subsequently morphed into Midland (MF1) and then Spyker following the Irishman's decision to sell it in early 2005, was eventually bought by a consortium led by Vijay Mallya in 2008 and became Force India. Though the team appeared to shun the only available Indian driver, it initially relied heavily on companies owned by Mallya and other Indian companies for sponsorship. Now, as the sport enters a new era under the ownership of Liberty Media, and talk of a possible franchise system, Mallya, has revealed that his is considering a...
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