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The empire strikes back - FIA to sue FOTA

Written by Scott Keller · June 19, 2009

You knew this was coming, but they sure wasted no time.  Max is threatening to sue now.

The Canadian Press reports:

“The FIA’s lawyers have now examined the FOTA threat to begin a breakaway series,” the organization said in a statement. “The actions of FOTA as a whole, and Ferrari in particular, amount to serious violations of law including willful interference with contractual relations, direct breaches of Ferrari’s legal obligations and a grave violation of competition law.

“The FIA will be issuing legal proceedings without delay.”

Canadian Press:  FIA plans legal action against FOTA

Imagine the tension in the paddock at Silverstone this weekend.

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  1. NASCAR Link Roundup for June 20, 2009 « Restrictor Plated: NASCAR Blog and Sprint Cup Twitter on June 20th, 2009 1:02 pm

    [...] Fast Machines: The empire strikes back - FIA to sue FOTA The F1 mess we mentioned yesterday keeps getting messier. The FIA, Formula 1’s sanctioning body, is now suing FOTA, the breakaway group of teams. Driver Fernando Alonso melodramatically said that he feels “Formula One is dead.” Time will tell, but it isn’t looking good right now. [...]

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