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Ferrari, Mercedes hit back at cartel claim

Powerful engine manufacturers Ferrari and Mercedes on Friday said claims by Formula One chief Bernie Ecclestone that they were running the sport like a cartel were ridiculous. "This sort of thing is what is commonly known as a cartel. And cartels are illegal," Ecclestone was quoted in a British newspaper. "We are running something that is illegal. On top of all that it is anti-competitive." Ferrari and Mercedes at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Friday went on the attack. "I think this talk of a cartel is simply ridiculous," said Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff agreed: "I don't think there is any cartel...
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