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Force India's Szafnauer relieved after anxiety-ridden period
All's well that ends well at Force India after the team's saving by a consortium led by businessman Lawrence Stroll, but COO Otmar Szafnauer will remember the anxiety that preceded the positive outcome. Stoll has put together a group of heavy investors that have ensured the Silverstone-based outfit's future and that of its 405 employees. It was a close call however, and a relieved Szafnauer admits it all could have gone the way of Caterham or Manor, two F1 teams that met their demise in recent years after encountering dire straits. Force India saved by consortium led by Stroll! "Once we went into administration, there were a couple that have been there and didn’t come out,"...
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