News Details

FIA ‘only rented out' F1 rights – president

Jan.26 FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem insists that Formula 1's governing body will have a say on who controls the commercial rights. This week, F1's American owner Liberty Media lashed back at Ben Sulayem after he said the FIA is 'cautious' about reports that Saudi Arabia is interested in buying the sport for $20 billion. Formula 1's legal department slammed the FIA chief's comments as 'unacceptable', insisting Liberty Media has the 'exclusive right' to 'exploit the commercial rights'. F1 concluded by threatening potential legal action against the FIA, indicating that the new-in-2022 president of the Paris-based federation has kicked off a period of potential internal conflict....
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Pirelli issue warning ahead of Fernando Alonso's Aston...

According to Motorsport.com, Fernando Alonso will be taking part in...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Ferrari criticised for being ‘unwatchable' as...

Ex-Formula 1 and Ferrari driver Jean Alesi has tipped the Scuderia's...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Fernando Alonso makes ‘not really relevant'...

Double World Champion Fernando Alonso is seemingly very excited about the...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Aston Martin claim they've discovered ‘small...

Aston Martin deputy technical director Eric Blandin has revealed that the...
2y ago from Formula1News.co.uk

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Marc Márquez on verge of seventh MotoGP world title...

t;li>Ducati rider moves 182 points ahead of brother ÁlexMarc Márquez...
12h ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar rules out Mexico City race for 2026

The NTT IndyCar Series has announced that Mexico City will not be...

Robert Shwartzman refutes rumors about unhappiness in...

Robert Shwartzman has denied that he is unhappy in IndyCar after wrapping...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal v Nottingham Forest: Premier League – live

t;li>Match at Emirates Stadium kicks off at 12.30pm (BST)<a...
1d ago from TheGuardian.com

Athletic Bilbao vs Arsenal Prediction and Betting Tips...

The 2025-26 edition of the UEFA Champions League kicks off with its first...
8h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Better times just around the corner for Nottingham...

t;li>Manager targets midweek Carabao Cup tie after Arsenal loss‘My...
11h ago from TheGuardian.com

'Wow' – Arteta reveals what Madueke said that...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has explained that Noni Madueke's reaction to...
1d ago from CaughtOffside.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.