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Marchionne: If they think we are bluffing they are playing with fire

Ferrari chairman Sergio Marchionne could lead other Formula 1 teams into an alternative championship if the sport becomes too much like NASCAR but hope it does not come to that and warned that the legendary team's quit threats should be taken seriously. Speaking to reporters at the Italian team’s pre-Christmas lunch in Maranello, the Fiat Chrysler chief executive said his previous threats to take Ferrari out of the sport after 2020 should not be taken lightly. Marchionne said Liberty Media, which took over Formula 1 in January and sidelined former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone, was learning the ropes. He took issue, however, with the approach taken by former Ferrari technical...
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