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Vijay Mallya resigns as Force India team director

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Vijay Mallya has stood down as a director of the Force India Formula One team but plans to continue in his role as team principal.

Mallya remains a co-owner of the team but has resigned as managing director, saying he has his "own legal issues to take care of". In an interview with Autosport, Mallya said he would he would be replaced on the board by his 31-year-old son Siddarth.

"My son Siddarth has been appointed instead of me on the board of Force India," he told Autosport. "That's it. And I continue as team principal.