Former F1 sponsor ROKiT launches $149m claim against Williams team

The action, which alleges that the team made “fraudulent statements” when it signed the deal with mobile phone company ROKiT, has been dismissed by Williams as “spurious”.

ROKiT claims that Williams promised that it would have a competitive car in 2019 while knowing that it did not have sufficient funds to back up that claim.

In addition to the team itself, the action names as defendants erstwhile deputy team principal Claire Williams, as well as former team…