Six U.S. senators have called for the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to "investigate Formula One Management’s decision to reject " Andretti Global's bid to join the F1 grid in 2025 or 2026. In a letter, the bipartisan group of senators suggested "it is possible that such a refusal to deal -- especially if orchestrated through a group boycott could violate U.S. antitrust laws." The letter was sent to FTC Chair Lina Khan and Jonathan Kanter , the assistant attorney general for the DOJ's antitrust division. Among the senators who signed the letter is Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), the chair of the Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust. The letter comes after the House Judiciary Committee launched an investigation into the same topic . At the core of this ongoing situation is "whether FOM engaged in anti-competitive behavior." FOM rejected the bid "for a variety of reasons," but "kept the door open that the team could be involved in the future" ( THE ATHLETIC, 5/21 ).
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