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European Commission Approves Liberty Media’s acquisition of Moto GP (Liberty Media)
‘Following the transaction close, members of Liberty Media’s board of directors and management team, including Chase Carey, director of Liberty Media and former CEO of Formula 1, and Sean Bratches, former managing director of commercial operations at Formula 1, will join Carmelo Ezpeleta and Enrique Aldama, the chief operating and financial officer of Dorna, on Dorna’s board of directors, which is responsible for oversight of the business and its strategic direction.’
ESPN Formula 1 viewership notes after Canadian Grand Prix (ESPN)
‘ABC’s live telecast of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, June 15, averaged 1.9 million viewers for the race-only portion of the telecast (2-3:45 p.m. ET), the largest audience ever for the event on US television.’
Road America tyres showed the right way forward, drivers say (Racer)
Felix Rosenqvist: ‘I don’t know what Firestone has done, but I think the fact that we don’t have a lot of marbles really helps the racing. You can go off-line on the straight and there’s not a bunch of crap out there. You can just run wherever and have a really good braking off line anywhere, and that’s super cool.’
Hanson felt number 83 Ferrari win chance ‘too good to be true’ (Sportscar 365)
‘It wasn’t until the end of the test day that I actually thought that, even if people are not going flat out, there’s a bit of margin here. My girlfriend called me to ask how it was all going, and I told her, ‘I think there’s a chance we could win this’.’
The Pradera Verde racing circuit will finally be real (Visor)
‘While the grade of its circuit license has not yet been confirmed, it might anticipate a downgrade to grade three. While the chance of a Formula 1 race might be slim, it might create opportunities for World Superbike, TCR, GT World Challenge, and Formula 4 to compete in the country.’
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Social media and links
European Commission Approves Liberty Media’s acquisition of Moto GP (Liberty Media)
‘Following the transaction close, members of Liberty Media’s board of directors and management team, including Chase Carey, director of Liberty Media and former CEO of Formula 1, and Sean Bratches, former managing director of commercial operations at Formula 1, will join Carmelo Ezpeleta and Enrique Aldama, the chief operating and financial officer of Dorna, on Dorna’s board of directors, which is responsible for oversight of the business and its strategic direction.’
ESPN Formula 1 viewership notes after Canadian Grand Prix (ESPN)
‘ABC’s live telecast of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, June 15, averaged 1.9 million viewers for the race-only portion of the telecast (2-3:45 p.m. ET), the largest audience ever for the event on US television.’
Road America tyres showed the right way forward, drivers say (Racer)
Felix Rosenqvist: ‘I don’t know what Firestone has done, but I think the fact that we don’t have a lot of marbles really helps the racing. You can go off-line on the straight and there’s not a bunch of crap out there. You can just run wherever and have a really good braking off line anywhere, and that’s super cool.’
Hanson felt number 83 Ferrari win chance ‘too good to be true’ (Sportscar 365)
‘It wasn’t until the end of the test day that I actually thought that, even if people are not going flat out, there’s a bit of margin here. My girlfriend called me to ask how it was all going, and I told her, ‘I think there’s a chance we could win this’.’
The Pradera Verde racing circuit will finally be real (Visor)
‘While the grade of its circuit license has not yet been confirmed, it might anticipate a downgrade to grade three. While the chance of a Formula 1 race might be slim, it might create opportunities for World Superbike, TCR, GT World Challenge, and Formula 4 to compete in the country.’
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