From GMM

The Force India Formula 1 team announced on Friday it has terminated its engine supply contract with Ferrari.

The Silverstone based squad was contracted to continue to use customer Ferrari V8s also in 2009, but has been in talks with McLaren-Mercedes about a technical collaboration for next year.

Additionally, Force India's senior management structure will be streamlined with immediate effect.

Dr Vijay Mallya will assume the responsibilities of Team Principal in addition to his position as Chairman, to play a greater role in the direction of the team, assisted by Robert Fernley, Director of Force India. In a reorganisation of the team's technical department, Mark Smith, design director, and James Key, technical director, will share entire responsibility for the design of the VJM02 and future cars.

As a result of the restructure, Colin Kolles, Mike Gascoyne and Patrick Missling, formerly corporate and business director, will no longer form a direct part of the team's design, manufacture, race and test operations.


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