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Liberty doesn't understand F1 technology - Marchionne

Mar.7 Sergio Marchionne has told Liberty Media to back off and let Ferrari get on with the business of making F1 cars. Recently, the Ferrari president said he disagreed with Liberty's apparent post-2020 direction for F1 and threatened to quit after 2020. But Marchionne said at the Geneva motor show that he believes a compromise will be found. "We want a clear protection of the DNA of this sport. We do not want it to be diluted by commercial and entertainment factors," he is quoted by Corriere dello Sport. "We are engaged in the technical side, while I believe Liberty does not understand a thing about this. So let us work. "If one competitor cannot be distinguished from...
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