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Szafnauer: 2018 was ‘the most stressful year'
Otmar Szafnauer has revealed just how much the Force India team were affected by the growing financial crisis in the early part of last year. The situation escalated, and it ultimately led to the company going into administration, before it was rescued by a consortium led by Lawrence Stroll. At the start of this campaign, the Force India team were having to use parts from the 2017 car, as it lacked funds to complete the development of the VJM-11. 'We didn't start this season with the car we wanted to because we didn't have the funding to produce the parts,' Szafnauer admitted. The American, who is now team principal of the rebranded Racing Point F1 squad, admitted just how bad things got...
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