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Ben Sulayem clarifies: 'F1 is not just for sale'

Mohammed Ben Sulayem has responded to the news that Saudi Arabia has tried to buy Formula One. On Twitter the FIA president lashed out harshly at the suggestion that the sport was for sale. Article continues under ad Recently, Bloomberg announced that the government of Saudi Arabia - through the sovereign wealth fund PIF - tried to place a $20 billion bid for Formula 1 in 2022. Although this was almost five times what Liberty Media had paid in 2017, Liberty Media would still have turned down that bid. Clear language from FIA president Ben Sulayem has now responded to this news on behalf of the FIA, and he does not have a good word to say about possible buyers. Although the president does...
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