Rich Energy changes name as Storey leaves company

Rich Energy, the energy drinks company that sponsors the Haas F1 team, has renamed itself Lightning Volt and split ways with former CEO William Storey.

Doubt was cast over the future of the title sponsorship deal ahead of the British Grand Prix when Rich Energy's Twitter account claimed the company had terminated its contract with Haas. It later emerged that there was an internal dispute at the company, with Storey hoping to end the sponsorship and a group of shareholders keen to continue.

William Storey has been the face of Rich Energy during the Haas sponsorship deal but has now left the company.The issue came to a head on Monday when documents filed with the U.K.'s Companies House revealed…