British MEP Anneliese Dodds has asked the FIA to give a more detailed account as to why it accepted payments following the completion of Formula 1's sale to Liberty Media. F1's governing body the FIA gave its approval for the sale of F1 to Liberty Media last month, paving the way for the deal to be completed. There has since been suggestions of a conflict of interest, given the FIA stood to gain in any sale, based on owning a 1 percent stake in F1. Dodds, whose constituency includes several F1 teams, has long campaigned for an investigation into anti-competition practices in F1, with European parliament recently throwing its support behind the MEP. But last week, the FIA moved to counter...
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