In the round-up: Liberty Media have said the United States Department of Justice is investigating them
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US DOJ investigating Liberty Media over Andretti snub
The United States Department of Justice has notified Formula 1 owners Liberty Media that it has begun an antitrust investigation following their decision not to approve Andretti’s bid to join as an 11th team.
In an investor call, Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei confirmed the group had been contacted by the Department of Justice over the matter.
“This morning, we announced that there is a DOJ investigation,” he said. “We intend to fully cooperate with that investigation, including any related requests for information.
“Our determination, F1’s determination, was in compliance with all applicable US antitrust laws, and we’ve detailed the rationale for our decision vis-a-vis Andretti in prior statements.
“We are certainly not against the idea that any expansion is wrong. There is a methodology for expansion that requires approval of the FIA and the F1. We’re certainly open to new entrants making applications and potentially being approved if those requirements are met.”
Hadjar surprised rivals ran slim wing at Spa
Spa-Francorchamps F2 feature race runner-up Gabriel Bortoleto says he was surprised some of his rivals including Dennis Hauger opted to race with a low-downforce rear wing in Belgium.
Hauger started ninth but fell to finish 13th in the race after running a different configuration rear wing to many in the field.
“We tested it in free practice and it was not that good,” Bortoleto said in response to a question from RaceFans. “Obviously they have the data, they know what they did in practice, but we decided to stick with medium downforce.
“Even in the simulator, we tested it and it was better to be in medium downforce. So for Monza and Baku, I think we will have a look to see if it’s worth it to go with low downforce.”
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Mercedes team principal opens up on mental health struggles during F1 career (Sky Sports)
”I always seek help. I always asked questions from a very early age. Some of the days were so bad that I found my way to a psychologist. There’s not a single treatment in a way that I tried from speaking to psychologists, cognitive behavioural therapy because I like to just optimise on how can I solve the problem quickly. I have done probably more than 300 or 350 hours of talking.”
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