Etihad Airways and Aldar Properties have been ordered to pay the Force India Formula 1 team $4.6 million as a compensation for terminating a sponsorship deal.
Etihad Aldar had become the team's title sponsor in 2007, when it raced under the Spyker name, after signing a three-year deal with the Silverstone-based squad. The company, however, terminated the deal and moved to Ferrari in 2008, citing a conflict with Kingfisher, the airline owned by Force India boss Vijay Mallya.
On Wednesday, a High Court judge ordered the company to pay Force India $4.6m in damages, ruling that Etihad had wrongfully terminated the contract.