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Andretti: Ban rebel teams for life

Former World Champion Mario Andretti has lashed out at the teams who threatened to boycott the United States GP over the weekend. The Austin grid had only 18 cars on Sunday following the demise of Caterham and Marussia, but there was a real threat that Force India, Sauber and Lotus would also not take part in the race. The trio of teams are outraged at the lack of financial help from the sport's majority stakeholder, CVC Capital Partners, as well as the wealthier teams like Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull. Their drivers made it to the grid but Andretti, the US GP's official ambassador, was unimpressed by their threats. "These ugly rumours about a potential boycott were so devastating in...
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