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Apr 25, 2024 · Formula 1 is launching the *Formula 1 Channel*, a subscription-free streaming channel in the USA showing F1, F2, F3 and F1 Academy race replays and highlights, full reruns of classic Grands Prix, and popular racing documentaries.
- Who Owns F1?
- Who Are Liberty Media?
- How Has F1 Changed Since The Takeover?
- What’s Next For Liberty Media and F1?
- 2026 F1 Regulation Changes Are Mapped Out
Formula 1 is one of the world’s most popular sports with a long history dating back to the 1950s. Ownership of the championship outright belongs to the governing body, the FIA, with the France-based organisation owning the rights to the name of the series and its rulebooks, as well as creating the standards for circuit grading, drivers licencing as...
The owner of the Formula One Group is an American mass media company called Liberty Media Corporation owned by billionaire John Carl Malone. Up until 2016, F1’s commercial rights were owned by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners – CVC having owned 63.4% of the Formula One Group’s shares by March 2006. In late 2016, CVC sold its F1 stake, inclu...
The sale of F1 to Liberty Media brought with it some huge changes. The company decided to rebrand to modernise the sport and make it more attractive to a younger audience. This included a refresh of the F1 logo, as well as the now beloved F1 theme tune. The firm worked to increase and improve F1’s presence on social media and video streaming platfo...
Liberty Media has big plans for the future of F1. The firm’s initial focus continues to be on its US presence. With the addition of the Miami Grand Prix in May 2022, and the new Las Vegas Grand Prix debuting in November 2023, there are now three races in the United States included in the schedule, with more US venues being discussed. Domenicali sai...
Looking even further ahead to 2026, F1 and its teams are working on a new power unit regulation set, although specific details have yet to be revealed to the public. What we know so far is that the 1.6-litre engines will remain, but without the complex MGU-H component from the hybrid system. The new engine will form part of the plan to achieve four...
Formula 1 racing began in 1950 and is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, as well as the world’s most popular annual sporting series: The 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship™ runs from March to November and spans across 20 countries and five continents.
Jan 23, 2022 · F1 TV was unimaginable in Ecclestone’s era Just over a year after Ecclestone was out, Liberty Media announced the launch of F1 TV in select markets at the start of the 2018 season. For the very first time, fans in the United States, Germany, France and many other nations could pay to stream live F1 sessions directly from the sport itself ...
Dec 16, 2022 · Formula One Group, meanwhile, launched their own streaming platform: F1 TV. Liberty Media's objective was to attract a new audience through ESPN's convenient offer. This partnership proved to be particularly lucrative, as in the 2021 season, the US Formula One Group saw a 58 per cent increase in cumulative audience over the previous year.
Sep 22, 2021 · Near the end of 2016, Liberty Media agreed to buy a majority stake in Formula One Group. It wasn’t until 2017 that the purchase was approved by regulators, and on 23rd January that year,...
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Formula 1’s new owners Liberty Media are interested in offering fans a live video streaming option to watch races in the future, and believe efforts should be undertaken to make it...
