Vijay Mallya has said that he is determined to soak up the British Grand Prix this weekend, having been unable to attend a single race in 2016.

The former billionaire had his passport revoked by the Indian government amid the mess and huge debts associated with his failed airline Kingfisher.

It means that he has been stuck in the UK, where the F1 circus will now race this weekend for the British Grand Prix - just across the road from Force India's Silverstone factory.

"I have missed it so I am going to make full use of Silverstone," said the team's boss and co-owner.

However, Mallya knows that once F1 starts packing up again on Sunday night, he will not be able to follow his troops to the next grand prix in Hungary.

"I have a huge defence on these irrational [Indian government] actions, but I am only interested in a legal settlement," he told The Times. "If that means I can't travel for another six months, then so be it."

Force India are currently fifth in the team rankings.