Ineos chief accused of threatening to destroy Olympian’s America’s Cup team in High Court battle.

Sir Ben Ainslie's feud with Sir Jim Ratcliffe is being played out in court with the Olympian making a series of major accusations against Ineos and their chief

The claim is set out in the defence filing by Ainslie's Athena Racing against a High Court action pursued by Ratcliffe's INEOS Racing.

Backed by a £174 million sponsorship deal from billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Olympic hero Sir Ben Ainslie was set to conquer the waves in the high-tech yacht Britannia.

Ineos Racing is suing Sir Ben’s Athena Racing over claims it breached a deal between the two companies by refusing to hand back a multimillion-pound yacht

Ineos chief accused of threatening to destroy Olympian’s America’s Cup team in High Court battle.