Aerolab deny claims of passing on data

Saturday 7th November 2009

Aerolab have denied claims that they passed on Force India information to parent company Fondtech which is now being used in the design of Lotus's F1 car.

Reports emerged earlier this week, claiming that senior management in the Force India have grave concerns that data used in the design of their old car is now being used by Lotus.

Aerolab was the aerodynamic engineering firm that worked on recent Force India F1 cars and is a junior arm of Fondtech, who have been entrusted with the wind-tunnel model of Lotus's 2010 challenger.

Aerolab, though, have strenuously denied passing on information.

"It is quite unusual for us to comment on negative matters but we have been given no other choice but to make public the facts after press reports in recent days suggested that Aerolab has passed on information to parent company Fondtech which enjoys a close technical relationship with Lotus F1 Racing," Aerolab's managing director Jean-Claude Migeot told Autosport.

"These rumours are designed only to tarnish the company's reputation and professionalism and to divert attention away from the facts. The truth is that Aerolab is suing Force India for not fulfilling its obligations."

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