Liberty “very confident” MotoGP buyout deal will get regulator clearance
On Monday 1 April, Formula 1 owner Liberty announced it had acquired MotoGP and parent company Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for €4.2 billion.The deal was originally set to be finalised prior to the start of the 2024 MotoGP season, but getting it cleared by anti-trust boards – particularly inContinue Reading
Mercedes protege Antonelli set for maiden F1 test
Mercedes has planned a two-day test from 16 April for its highly-rated junior driver in Austria, where he will take the wheel of the 2021 Mercedes W12.The acclimatisation test will be the 17-year-old’s first of several planned F1 outings this year as Mercedes prepares him to step up to F1Continue Reading
Liberty “not planning to change” MotoGP under new ownership
On Monday morning, American media giant Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership in MotoGP in a deal worth €4.2 billion.The deal – set to be completed by the end of 2024 – will see Liberty hold ownership of motorsports’ two biggest championships in Formula 1 and MotoGP, though theContinue Reading
Russell expects Mercedes to continue equal upgrades treatment with next F1 team-mate
Mercedes has consistently avoided publicly backing a number one driver during the stints that Nico Rosberg, Valtteri Bottas and now Russell have had alongside Hamilton since 2013.Although the seven-time champion will exit the Silver Arrows at the end of the season to move to Ferrari, long-time Mercedes driver Russell remainsContinue Reading
Tsunoda: Not ranting on radio harder than G-force driving an F1 car
Now contesting his fourth top-flight season, Tsunoda has gained a reputation for airing his emotions in public via punchy, sometimes expletive-filled team radio messages.He opened up about “getting heating moments in my brain” in response to a pitwall call to fall behind team-mate Daniel Ricciardo, which he initially refused, inContinue Reading
Audi will continue to use works drivers in 2024 despite GT3 exit
In July of last year, Audi announced that it would effectively end its involvement in customer racing as part of a wider restructuring of its motorsport division. This included, among other changes, the disbandment of its roster of factory drivers.However, as it turns out, four names will continue to representContinue Reading
DS Penske retained the positive from Tokyo
Although the weather conditions were very difficult on the eve of the race, the first Tokyo E-Prix was a success from an organisational point of view.The consequence of the heavy rain that fell until lunchtime on Friday simply encouraged the drivers to be cautious during the first practice sessions, onContinue Reading
Why MotoGP fans must be patient and accept some pain with Liberty’s takeover
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 will need “another 12 months” to fix F1 weaknesses
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
Safari Rally Kenya Sunday WRC2 Highlights
Gus Greensmith got his WRC2 campaign off to the perfect start at Safari Rally Kenya after winning the FIA World Rally Championship’s premier support category by 1m 23.1 in his Škoda Fabia RS Rally2. SourceContinue Reading