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Force India Formula One team based in Silverstone was formed in October 2007 when Vijay Mallya and Michiel Mol bought the Spyker team for 90 million Euros. In 2011 the Indian company Sahara India Pariwar bought 42.5% for US$100 million.Force India have just released images of their new mat pink livery after fnal testing. The deal which could see a cash injection of up to £16 million after signing a deal with water technology specialist BWT as a major sponsor. Vijay Mallya stated it is one of the biggest deals in the teams history and a sign of how far they have come as a team and a solid commercial performer.Esteban Ocon compared it to “being as clever as the Pink Panther”. Both him and Perez are expected to be donning pink overalls and helmets,where as ex team member Hulkenberg tweeted in jest “now you know why I left Force India”. In Barcelona the team seemed strong but not as fast as expected only completing 804 laps in the frst test, whether they will contend in the top as they stated when they launched the new car before testing, we will have to wait and see. 157