It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth €4.2 billion. That’s not bad for a company that was worth around €500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna fromContinue Reading
McLaren is one of the teams that have progressed the most since the start of last year, with most of its gains coming from mid-2023 upgrade packages that allowed it to finish the season in fourth place.The Woking team started 2024 roughly where it finished, battling Mercedes for third, althoughContinue Reading
The American entertainment company, which has owned the rights to Formula 1 since 2016, will take over Dorna, which has owned MotoGP since 1992 and also controls WSBK and the MotoE World Cup, in a deal valued at €4.2 billion.Liberty will take 86% of the shares of the Spanish company,Continue Reading
Truex Jr had looks comfortable what had been a very uneventful race – leading 228 of the 407 laps – until Kyle Larson got spun off by Bubba Wallace with one lap remaining which sent the race into overtime.All of the lead lap cars elected to pit for new tyresContinue Reading
Power struggles at Red Bull may be opening the door for a shock departure of its prized asset Max Verstappen, which would have been unthinkable just weeks ago.Needless to say the touted possibility of Verstappen activating certain exit clauses to move before the end of his 2028 deal has put rival teamsContinue Reading
The walls of the Silverstone Museum house some impressive pieces of history, but little did they know that something rather special was lurking under the soil, ready to sprout when the moment came.While completing building work for the new Sim Suite, which opened its doors to the public across theContinue Reading
Kalle Rovanperä became a two-time winner of Safari Rally Kenya on Sunday afternoon, ending the gruelling African fixture with a 1m 37.8s victory margin having led since Friday morning. SourceContinue Reading
The Ford squad has made a strong start to the 2024 season, headlined by maiden third-place finishes for Adrien Fourmaux in Sweden and Kenya, which has helped the Frenchman to third in the championship standings. The results arrive after a difficult year for the British team last season that featured aContinue Reading
Rovanpera and co-driver Jonne Halttunen delivered a faultless performance to conquer the WRC’s most gruelling event in style.The two-time world champions, competing in a partial season this year, won seven of the 19 demanding gravel stages but crucially were the only Rally1 pairing to avoid any punctures, accidents or mechanicalContinue Reading
Verstappen and Red Bull have continued their dominant form established in the second half of 2022, with the Dutchman winning the 2024 season’s first two races from pole by a big margin before a braking problem caused him an early retirement in the Australian Grand Prix.Despite there being another yearContinue Reading