MotoGP “not ruling out” joint F1 event under Liberty ownership
On Monday 1 April, Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership of Dorna Sports and MotoGP as part of a deal valued at €4.2 billion. With both F1 and MotoGP now under Liberty’s umbrella, talks of a potential joint race weekend for the two series has surfaced again. Read Also: In an exclusive first interview […]
Negotiating F1 and MotoGP TV deals together «a non-starter»
On Monday 1 April, American media giant Liberty announced it had acquired 86% ownership of Dorna Sports and the MotoGP World Championship in a blockbuster €4.2 billion deal. The buyout, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2024, means Liberty now owns the world’s two biggest motorsport series in F1 and MotoGP. […]
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 in the European Union – […]
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 the latter will continue to […]
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 from CVC in 2006 after the […]
F1 owner Liberty Media takes over MotoGP in $4bn deal with Dorna
The American entertainment company, which owns the rights to Formula 1 since 2016, will take over Dorna, which has owned MotoGP since 1992 and also controls WorldSBK and the MotoE World Cup, in a deal valued at €4.2 billion. Liberty Media will acquire 86% of MotoGP, while MotoGP management will retain approximately 14% of their […]
Honda ‘doesn’t know yet what is good to do’ on 2024 MotoGP bike – Zarco
Despite overhauling its motorcycle for the 2024 season, Honda hasn’t been able to chip its way into the leaders after two rounds of the campaign. Honda’s top result so far is a 12th position, scored by Joan Mir in Portugal and Zarco in Qatar. After a Portuguese GP in which he struggled to 15th, Zarco says Honda hasn’t stumbled across […]
MotoGP rookies have it “tougher” now in their debut year
Binder was a highly rated rookie when he stepped up to MotoGP in 2020 with the factory KTM team, having won the Moto3 crown in 2016 and runner-up in Moto2 in 2019. The South African showed podium pace in his first race at Jerez in 2020 and would score a historic maiden win for KTM […]
Di Giannantonio sure «bright days will come» after slow 2024 MotoGP start
Last year’s Qatar Grand Prix winner found refuge at Valentino Rossi’s team having lost his Gresini Ducati ride to Marc Marquez towards the latter half of the season. Di Giannantonio’s VR46 reprieve came amid a substantial form jump that led to his first top five, podium and win results in the premier class. As such, […]