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European Commission asked to investigate Liberty Media over antitrust concerns

Just six months after the Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty Media) – current owner of the Formula One Group (FOG) – announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Dorna Sports, S.L. (Dorna), the exclusive commercial rights holder to the MotoGPTM World Championship, Belgian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Pascal Arimont has formally…

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Hamilton believes “it would be epic” if F1 and MotoGP could do a joint weekend of racing

Lewis Hamilton has expressed excitement at the idea of Formula 1 and MotoGP holding joint race weekends, a possibility made more likely by both championships now sharing ownership under Liberty Media. Since acquiring F1’s commercial rights in 2017, Liberty Media recently expanded its motorsport portfolio by securing an 86% ownership stake in Dorna Sports, the…

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F1 rights holder Liberty Media announces MotoGP acquisition

Formula One’s US-based commercial rights holder Liberty Media has confirmed it will be expanding its motorsport portfolio to include motorcycle racing series MotoGP following its €4.2 billion acquisition of Dorna Sports. Spanish company Dorna Sports, headed up by CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, is the promoter of several motorcycle racing series, including MotoGP, World Superbike Championship and…

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