Some good detective work by my colleague Adam Cooper has turned up a series of new UK companies that have been registered in recent days by accountant Thiruvannamalai Venkatesan Laskshimi Kanthan, an accountant long associated with Vijay Mallya.

The implication is that Force India will become known as Force One Racing rather than Force India. The company names secured are Force One Racing, Force One Grand Prix, Force One Team, Force One Technologies, Force One Brand and Force One Hospitality.

There will need to be at least one more name change as the team must keep the same signatory company ( the one numbered 02417588) if it wishes to retain the rights and privileges of Force India in F1. Thus the main Force India company, which traces its F1 roots back to Jordan Grand Prix Ltd in 1990, will presumably be renamed as Force One Formula One Team Ltd and the chassis would logically become known as the Force One-Mercedes, although this will not happen until next year, and only if the F1 Commission agrees to the change. That will not be decided upon until the entries are made at the end of the season.

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