Absent Mallya hopes for Force India boost in Spain


Kingfisher Airlines Chairman Vijay Mallya speaks with the media after his meeting with Director General of Civil Aviation E.K. Bharat Bhushan in New Delhi March 20, 2012. REUTERS/Parivartan Sharma/Files

LONDON (Reuters) - Embattled Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya will not be attending Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix but he is hoping for a change of fortune on the track at least for his Formula One team in Barcelona.

The Indian government last month revoked Mallya's diplomatic passport, which he had been entitled to as a member of the upper house of parliament, and asked Britain to deport him.

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