Force India

Uralkali launched legal proceedings against administrators FRP Advisory to claim "tens of millions of dollars" in damages over the alleged "prejudicial and unequal treatment" in the bidding process

The team were put into administration at the end of July with a rescue deal led by Canadian Lawrence Stroll, the father of 19-year-old Williams F1 racer Lance, announced on August 7

A well-placed source told Reuters that Ocon, who has been linked to a move to Renault, was now a free agent under the terms of the administration

Force India are currently in Budapest and will continue to prepare for Hungarian Grand Prix

Mallya says he had lost count of how many offers he had received for the team, and expected that to continue with changes in the distribution of prize money expected from 2021

Trump's Force India had finished fourth in the Formula One Constructor's Championship in 2017

The team's Mexican driver Sergio Perez is backed by Slim's companies and that was the connection being made for the possible sale