News Details

Conflict of interest in F1 sale?

Liberty Media's takeover of Formula 1 may not be as smooth as they had hoped as questions have been raised about the FIA's conflict of interest. Earlier this month Liberty Media confirmed that it had agreed a deal to takeover Formula 1 for $4.4bn. However, the deal, which will see the company purchase all the shares of parent company Delta Topco, still needs the approval of the FIA. And that is where the conflict of interest lies. According to the Daily Telegraph's Christian Sylt, the FIA owns a 1 percent stake in Delta Topco meaning motorsport's governing body will profit from the sale. Anneliese Dodds, Labour MEP for the south east of England, said: 'It is unacceptable that a regulator...
Full Story »
9y ago from PlanetF1.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Liberty sees new reality in F1 future

Formula One may be at the cutting edge of technology on track, but new...
9y ago from Crash.net

European Commission urged to launch probe into F1 sale

It is little more than two weeks since Liberty Media announced its plan...
9y ago from Pitpass.com

New F1 boss Chase Carey teases US expansion

New Formula 1 Chairman Chase Carey has indicated it is his intention to...
9y ago from Crash.net

Carey wants to take Formula 1 to 'next level'

– Chasey Carey, Formula 1's new Chairman, says he is keen to take...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Marquez to undergo surgery following Le Mans...

Marc Marquez has revealed he will undergo surgery on both his shoulder...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Come on you Irons' - Guardiola urges West Ham to slow...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has signalled West Ham to help slow...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Video: Brentford denied clear penalty vs Manchester...

Manchester City got very lucky in today's 3-0 Premier League win over...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Rodri injury 'more serious' than expected – big...

The Rodri injury reportedly seems worse than Manchester City initially...
13h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Merse: Can't see anything apart from Arsenal winning...

Paul Merson thinks Arsenal winning the league is done deal after...
15h ago from SkySports.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.