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Marchionne: If F1 becomes like Nascar then Ferrari will leave

In China this weekend, Ferrari F1 chief Maurizio Arrivabene refused to comment on the future plans for Formula 1 as outlined by Liberty Media at a team principal's meeting during the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, insisting that was the domain of Ferrari president Sergio Marchionne. It is no secret that Marchionne intends to pull Ferrari from Formula 1 if the future shifts away from the ethos of the sport as he perceives it. During a shareholders meeting in Amsterdam, the Ferrari big boss again repeated his threat, 'If Formula 1 becomes more of a spectacle than a sport, if we go in the direction of NASCAR racing, then Ferrari will leave.' 'If there are any proposals that distort F1, I think...
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