News Details

Was the sale of F1 legal?

Last month American investment fund Liberty Media completed its historic takeover of Formula One but according to an article in the Daily Mail by Christian Sylt that may not be the end of the story. This is because a British politician has written to the European Commission (EC) demanding an investigation as she believes it was 'extremely likely' that the £6bn ($8bn) deal broke EU law. As any seasoned follower of Formula One knows, deals aren't really done and dusted even when the ink is dry on the contract. Four years ago London's High Court was home to a case which focused on the claim that the sale of F1 to the investment firm CVC seven years earlier was in fact illegitimate as a...
Full Story »
8y ago from Pitpass.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Carey will not renegotiate Silverstone deal

Though insisting that the British Grand Prix is safe at Silverstone, F1...
8y ago from Pitpass.com

McLaren-BMW engine deal sparks F1 rumours

F1 journalists are wondering if McLaren's works relationship with Honda...
8y ago from ThisIsF1.com

F1 teams still discussing share deal with Liberty

McLaren executive director Zak Brown says that F1 teams have not rejected...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

F1 takeover boosts British GP

he takeover of Formula 1 has "changed the face of 2017" for...
8y ago from SkySports.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Tech3 KTM slams ‘bitter’ Qatar MotoGP penalty...

Tech3 KTM boss Nicolas Goyon says the Qatar MotoGP round has left a...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Long Beach – Race Results

IndyCar tackled the second street course of the young season, contesting...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Kyle Kirkwood masters Long Beach to take third IndyCar...

The historic streets of Long Beach, California hosted the NTT IndyCar...
21h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves...

o Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal aiming to set new Champions League clean sheet...

Arsenal could achieve an unprecedented feat against Real Madrid in the...
39m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United learn £86.5m...

Premier League sides Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester United have...
39m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Arsenal join Chelsea in 75m race to sign Barcelona...

Arsenal have reportedly joined Chelsea in the race to sign Barcelona...
39m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Chelsea interested in signing 21-year-old LaLiga ace...

Chelsea are ramping up their interest in Las Palmas attacker Alberto...
3h ago from SportsKeeda.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.