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Ferrari's Marchionne reiterates threat to lead Formula One exodus
Maranello — Ferrari could lead other Formula One teams into an alternative championship if the sport becomes too much like the US-based Nascar series but hope it does not come to that, chairman Sergio Marchionne has said. Speaking to reporters at the Italian team’s pre-Christmas lunch in Maranello, the Fiat Chrysler CE said his previous threats to take Ferrari out of the sport after 2020 should not be taken lightly. He also announced a February 22 launch date for the team’s 2018 car and said Ferrari should be challenging for the title after finishing runners-up to Mercedes in 2017. Marchionne said Liberty Media, the US-based firm that took over Formula One 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 director Ross Brawn, the Formula One MD who won titles with his own Brawn GP in 2009 before serving as Mercedes team boss. "The thing that most annoys me is that ...
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