{"id":289796,"date":"2023-04-26T01:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T01:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=289796"},"modified":"2023-04-26T02:59:49","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T02:59:49","slug":"audacious-bid-for-f1-to-buy-indycar-throttled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=289796","title":{"rendered":"Audacious bid for F1 to buy IndyCar throttled"},"content":{"rendered":"

The group which owns Formula 1<\/a> has downplayed speculation it is looking to acquire IndyCar<\/a>, while the North American single-seater series says it wouldn't want to sell up.<\/p>\n

Rumours emerged prior to the most recent round of the IndyCar Series in Long Beach that its owners Penske Entertainment were in discussions with Liberty Media.<\/p>\n

Penske Entertainment owns the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway and is headed up by motorsport mogul Roger Penske.<\/p>\n

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Liberty Media bought Formula 1 in 2016 while IndyCar and the speedway was acquired by Penske Entertainment in 2019.<\/p>\n

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IndyCar downplayed talk of a takeover, Penske Corporation president Bud Denker telling Racer magazine, "There's no truth to any of that.<\/p>\n

"There's been no discussion, and frankly, we wouldn't sell it. Being the stewards of the Indy 500 and being stewards of the IndyCar Series go hand in hand.<\/p>\n

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"We bought this series and bought the Speedway in 2020, and as long as we own both of those, they're going to stay together."<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Racer was told the rumour was "completely wrong" by sources within Liberty Media and Formula 1.<\/p>\n

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Rumours of a takeover were interspersed with suggestions that Liberty Media might like to use IndyCar as a feeder series to the world championship.<\/p>\n

IndyCar has not propelled a driver to Formula 1 in recent years, although the likes of Alex Palou, Pato O'Ward, and Colton Herta have all tested top-flight machinery with McLaren.<\/p>\n

Ex-Formula 1 team manager and journalist Peter Windsor said the move was designed to create another rung on the ladder to the top.<\/p>\n

"One of the things Liberty are looking at at the moment \u2013 and this is quite a good idea \u2013 is buying IndyCar to make it effectively an American feeder series for F1," said Windsor.<\/p>\n

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"How they would do that, I don't know \u2013 maybe get rid of some of the ovals and make it even more road coursey (sic), maybe make the cars a little bit more F1-like, maybe carbon brakes or whatever. Maybe that's why Zak (Brown, McLaren CEO) is there.<\/p>\n

"That's not a completely stupid idea. I think it's quite a cool idea actually because it's a place where you could put a lot of good, talented drivers who can't make it into Formula 1 and then they go and do this American series. It makes sense to me to do that."<\/p>\n

IndyCar Series driver Rinus VeeKay said the series can stand on its own two feet and shouldn't be seen as a stepping stone.<\/p>\n

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"Well, I hope that's not going to happen ever," said VeeKay.<\/p>\n

"I like the competition between IndyCar and Formula 1. They're both the leading series in the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"Formula 1 is now kind of taking over the US, but I think IndyCar is still the series here.<\/p>\n

"I think it's always nice, keeps everyone sharp if we keep battling.\u00a0<\/p>\n

"I don't want IndyCar to become a step up in the ladder towards Formula 1."<\/p>\n

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