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Force India F1 team rule out name change
Force India will not be changing their name this season despite having a new one in mind, the Formula One team said at the opening Australian Grand Prix. Chief operating office Otmar Szafnauer said they had run out of time. "It’s not going to happen this year," he told the formula1.com website. "To change chassis name, from what I understand, you can’t do it in the middle of the season... "We went around to find the best name, we had some discussion with partners, sponsors and employees. Then we went to the (governing) FIA and FOM and they said 'well, you’re a bit out of time'." Szafnauer had told reporters during testing in Barcelona last month that a name...
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