SEPTEMBER 26, 2004

Pantano management says contract broken

Giorgio Pantano's split with Jordan Grand Prix has stirred up some trouble with Pantano's management which is claiming that Jordan has broken the contract. Things are complicated by the fact that there is a separate dispute over who controls Pantano's career.

"My first thought is to say no comment," said Lars-Christian Brask of Brask Management, "but the facts are that a contract and agreements have been broken. I prefer to solve issues like this commercially, but in this case it is a complex situation and all the facts are not obvious to the public. The most likely outcome is that we have to go through the courts to protect our investment and our driver's rights. We are preparing our case at the moment and I think it is best to rest the comments with that."