Meanwhile, the bitter fallout from Tony Fernandes’s sale of Caterham F1 reached new depths, as 40 former employees who are suing for unfair dismissal will now face legal action from the team for “gross misrepresenation”. In a statement, the team rejected claims that dismissed staff had not been paid in July and said that they would “vigorously pursue” legal action against the alleged agitators and those who had been representing them in the press.