News Details

Ferrari fan gesture unlikely under previous F1 owners - Carey

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey believes getting a young Ferrari fan to meet Kimi Raikkonen during the Spanish Grand Prix was an example of how the sport's approach has changed under new ownership. Live television pictures showed of an extremely upset Thomas Danel reacting emotionally to Raikkonen’s early retirement from the Barcelona race. The image was also circulated on social media, before F1 and Ferrari personnel were able to track down the youngster and his family and invite them into the paddock. This received widespread praise and is something Liberty Media representative Carey described as a “special moment” F1 would not have provided under Bernie Ecclestone/CVC’s stewardship....
Full Story »
8y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

F1 planning new fan initiatives from Spanish GP

Formula 1 CEO Chase Carey says that the relaxation of social media rules...
8y ago from Motorsport.com

Liberty won't renegotiate Silverstone deal

Formula 1's new owners Liberty Media have made it clear that they won't...
8y ago from PlanetF1.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Colton Herta leaves IndyCar to pursue F1 with Cadillac...

The Cadillac F1 Team has announced that it has hired IndyCar star Colton...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

IndyCar’s Toronto race shifted to new venue for 2026

IndyCar’s yearly visit north of the border to Canada will be held at a...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

“It just didn’t make any sense” - Craig Burley...

Former Chelsea midfielder Craig Burley has criticised Arsenal for not...
15h ago from SportsKeeda.com

“It’s easy to criticise if you’re not on the...

Viktor Gyokeres has shared his thoughts on Freddie Ljungberg's criticism...
16h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Nottingham Forest secure late loan move for Zinchenko

Nottingham Forest have pulled off a late Deadline Day loan move for...
17h 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.