Sailing - Ainslie forges links with the F1 fast lane


America's Cup skipper Ben Ainslie from Ben Ainslie Racing poses with the America's Cup during a news conference introducing the 35th America's Cup, in London September 9, 2014. REUTERS/Daniel Leal-Olivas

PORTSMOUTH, England (Reuters) - If Ben Ainslie succeeds in his bid to bring the America's Cup back to Britain in 2017, it will be thanks also to engineers and designers who have helped the likes of Lewis Hamilton go faster in Formula One.

The four-times Olympic sailing gold medallist, whose team believe it is much more a case of when than if, has enlisted his country's motorsport and automotive industries as key allies.

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