McLaren: No say in Force India's line-up
McLaren boss Ron Dennis says his team had no say in Force India's decision to keep their driver line-up unchanged
Dennis admitted, however, that they did make suggestions to the Silverstone-based squad.
"We have no contractual rights to those sorts of decisions within Force India," Dennis said during the launch of the new McLaren.
"But of course there were opinions expressed and sought. But at the end of the day Vijay (Mallya) and his sponsors are the individuals who have to decide what is the right choice for them.
"There were opportunities for some of the drivers we have relationships with, and obviously Mercedes-Benz is extremely supportive of the development of young drivers. There were discussions but the driver choice was ultimately theirs."
Force India signed a technical deal with McLaren and Mercedes from this season and there were suggestions that the German car maker wanted to place a young driver in the team.
Paul di Resta, Gary Paffett, and Pedro de la Rosa were linked with the seat, but Force India confirmed Giancarlo Fisichella and Adrian Sutil would stay on for another year.
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