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I am the boss: Mallya

Force India owner Vijay Mallya has reminded feuding factions inside his Formula One team that he pays the bills and calls the shots in the team, lest anyone forget.

There has been talk of a rift between his senior staff but he said that the whole issue had been blown out of proportion and that he was in the sport for the long haul. “Unfortunately in the Formula One paddock there is a lot of rumour-mongering that goes on,” he said at last weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

“Yes, there may be differences of opinion but these differences started even before I took over the team,” continued Mallya. “You know, disagreements are healthy also. They are not necessarily all negative. If there are disagreements between two members of a team, it cannot be blown out of proportion. Everybody knows I am the boss and I make the decisions.”

Force India, the first Indian-owned Formula One team, have yet to score a point this season and are unlikely to do so at Monza on Sunday in the Italian Grand Prix.

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