Mallya admits McLaren 'influence' likely.

Formula 1 » Mallya admits McLaren 'influence' likely. Tuesday, 11th November 2008 Driver changes could be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to advice from Mclaren to Force India, team principal admits. team owner Dr Vijay Mallya has admitted that McLaren may have a say in more then just the supply of a complete drivetrain and KERS system, with drivers and senior personnel rumoured to be open to influence from Woking. Simon Roberts has already been confirmed as moving from McLaren Applied Technologies to become Force India's chief operating officer, and the Silverstone team could yet see its driver line-up tinkered with, despite Mallya insisting for much of the 2008 campaign that he would be happy to continue with the partnership of veteran Giancarlo Fisichella and coming man Adrian Sutil. Having dispensed with both... [read full story]