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Verstappen threatens to sue Trust

Perridon and Jos in better times

Jos Verstappen and his manager (and former F1 driver) Huub Rothengatter are furious with former sponsor Trust. Trust is about to close a deal with the Jordan team, but according to Rothengatter a deal between Trust and the Jordan F1 team is impossible.

Rothergatter claims that he and Verstappen have a contract with Trust saying the computer company can only do business in Formula One if Verstappen is involved. Verstappen failed to reach a deal with the Jordan team because of a dispute over his salaray and his manager's commission for introducing Trust to the team. Trust is currently working on a deal with Jordan - without Verstappen.

According to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad Eddie Jordan has received a letter from Verstappen's legal advisors. The letter would mention the agreement between Trust and Verstappen and thus Jordan should not make a deal with Trust. Rothergatter personally didn't want to comment on the case. However, he did say he came to an agreement at the beginning of the season on certain issues with Trust.

Trust director Michel Perridon says there is no problem to sign a deal with the Jordan team: "I never closed a deal with Verstappen. I wonder what's wrong with them? I tried the best I could to get him in Formula One and now I get this as a 'thank you'."

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