Mallya absent but business as usual for Force India


Formula One - Australia Grand Prix - Melbourne, Australia - 18/03/16 - Force India F1 driver Sergio Perez during the second practice session at the Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. REUTERS/Jason Reed

LONDON (Reuters) - India's move to suspend embattled tycoon Vijay Mallya's diplomatic passport made headlines in Mumbai and New Delhi on Friday but it was business as usual for his Force India Formula One team in China.

Mallya has yet to attend a grand prix this year, absent from the season-opener in Australia and Bahrain, and the team said the 60-year-old never had any intention of travelling to Shanghai for Sunday's third round.

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