- Force India
Mallya hits out at Red Bull 'cheats'
Force India boss Vijay Mallya has publicly slammed Red Bull after it was excluded from qualifying for running an illegal front wing .
Mallya's team is one of three campaigning for a more equitable split of revenues from the sport's commercial rights holders, which larger teams such as Red Bull have not been willing to sign up to. Following a weekend in which Force India, Lotus and Sauber met with F1 bosses Bernie Ecclestone and Donald Mackenzie to work out a better deal, Mallya took to Twitter to slam the state of F1's finances and in particular Red Bull's role.
A big F1 team that says we small outfits should not come with bananas to a gun fight, grabs maximum money and cheats on the regulations
— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) November 22, 2014
Arrogance and a superiority complex on the part of those who are paid to be in F1 should not dilute or colour those who pay to be in F1
— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) November 22, 2014
Have holders of purse strings and decision makers in F1 become slaves to the whims of the big boys and the contracts ? What about F1 sport ?
— Vijay Mallya (@TheVijayMallya) November 22, 2014Earlier in the day Mallya had made clear that he was not happy with some of the comments made by other team principals, especially those who do not have any ownership of the team and are employed in their role.
"Some of the team principals who are paid to be here and do not pay to be here like some of us, have made some disparaging and very arrogant remarks. One thing that comes out is that we go to gunfight with bananas. Well, I say it's all very well and enjoy the banana right now, but a time will come when the banana will become a nuisance."
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