The Sahara Force India team could potentially be in trouble with the news that it's owner Dr Vijay Mallya has had his airline Kingfisher Airlines grounded. According to the Wall Street Journal the company has declared a partial lock-out and has apparently stopped taking booking's for flight's until at least Thursday.
It is not yet known whether or not the problem's with the airline which is controlled by Mallya will have a knock on affect on his other business interests which include the Sahara Force India Formula One team. The team was owned by the Midland Group and was bought at the end of the 2006 Formula One season by Dr Mallya and rebranded Force India from the 2007 season onwards.
In October 2011, Force India sold a portion of the team to the Sahara Group. The team was rebranded as the Sahara Force India team
I believe that the team could be sold but they are doing very well at the moment in the 2012 F1 campaign. They currently lie in 7th place in the Constructors Champion on 75 points, however in the current economic climate, who would be wiling to buy a Formula One team? It will be very interesting to see what happens over the coming week's and months particularly as both the Force India driver's have been linked with Felipe Massa's seat at Ferrari with the BBC suggesting that Nico Hulkenborg has already signed to partner Fernando Alonso at the Marnello based squad next season.
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