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Bipartisan Lawmakers Question Exclusion of Racing Legend’s Brand From Formula 1

Being part of Formula 1, the lawmakers wrote, ’should be based on merit and not just limited to protecting the current line-up of race teams.’
Bipartisan Lawmakers Question Exclusion of Racing Legend’s Brand From Formula 1
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands steers his car during the Spanish Formula One Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, Spain, on June 4, 2023. Joan Monfort/AP Photo
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A dozen members of Congress have alleged that Formula 1’s exclusion of a racing brand owned by racing legend Mario Andretti might violate U.S. antitrust law.

Formula One Management (FOM), which is owned by American company Liberty Media, late last year rejected the Andretti application, but “work continues” by the organization to make it happen. Mr. Andretti last month officially opened the factory for his Formula 1 team in England and, along with General Motors officials, met with Formula 1.
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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