News Details

F1: Mario Andretti claims Liberty CEO personally threatened to block team's F1 entry

Liberty Media CEO, Greg Maffei is said to have told Mario Andretti that he would do everything in his power to ensure his team never lines up on F1 grid. The long-running saga over the American team's proposed entry took a new twist as it was claimed by 1978 world champion, Mario Andretti that Greg Maffei, the CEO of F1's owners, Liberty Media, had made clear that he would personally block the team's bid. Over the Miami Grand Prix weekend, Mario attended an invitation only event at the Palm Club where he met F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali, who asked the 1978 world champion about his visit to Washington where he had been invited to speak about his son's team bid to enter the sport outside the...
Full Story »
1mo ago from Pitpass.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren team principal says Max Verstappen is 'lucky'...

McLaren's team principal, Andrea Stella, is one of the catalysts for...
1mo ago from GPBlog.com

Mario Andretti: Maffei personally does not want...

Michael Andretti has been busy trying to get his team, Andretti-Cadillac,...
1mo ago from GPBlog.com

Andretti shows decisiveness: Is Symonds the missing...

Oh the irony. A leading figure of Formula One Management, of all people,...
1mo ago from GPBlog.com

Is Mercedes flirting with Newey? 'Every team is...

The rumour mill is currently running at full speed. Italian media believe...
1mo ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Aprilia announce Bezzecchi to complete its 2025 line-up

Aprilia has announced the acquisition of VR46 Ducati rider Marco Bezzecchi...
20m ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Razgatlioglu informs WSBK BMW he wants MotoGP move

 Toprak Razgatlioglu's manager Kenan Sofuoğlu is reported to have...

Aprilia finalising Bezzecchi move for 2025 season...

Aprilia is finalising a move to acquire current VR46 rider Marco Bezzecchi...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar Laguna Seca – Race Results

The beautiful Laguna Seca raceway hosted IndyCar this past weekend, with...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Palou stomps the field, takes IndyCar win at Laguna...

The NTT IndyCar Series ran 95 laps around Laguna Seca late Sunday...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Paraguay set to join the 2025 WRC calendar

Paraguay is set to join the 2025 FIA World Rally Championship calendar and...

Sesks shows off livery for the first non-hybrid Ford...

Mārtiņš Sesks has showed his livery for the first non-hybrid Ford Puma...
22h ago from TheCheckeredFlag...

Two-time ARA champion Semenuk to make WRC2 debut in...

The two-time ARA champion Brandon Semenuk will be making his WRC debut in...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Arsenal announce new contract for 'delighted'...

Arsenal announce that 22-year-old goalkeeper Karl Hein has signed a new...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

TALKS held: Mikel Arteta convinces Spain star to seal...

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has reportedly held talks with Real Sociedad...
40m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsecast Extra Episode 590 – 24.06.2024

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and...
1h ago from Arseblog.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.