Formula 1 owners Liberty Media and their planned takeover of MotoGP's parent company Dorna will be decided by the European Union antitrust regulators by December 19th, Afrosport reports. Liberty Media had announced in April that it would acquire about 86% of Dorna, with Dorna management retaining around 14% of its equity, which would give the deal an enterprise value of €4.2 billion and €3.5 billion in...
Jorge Martin was crowned the 2024 MotoGP world champion after finishing third in the Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona on Sunday, Afrosport reports. The season finale was moved to the Circuit de Catalunya after the traditional race in Valencia was cancelled due to flooding in the eponymous region. Jorge Martin came into Sunday’s race in Barcelona 19 points clear of double world champion Bagnaia and having...
The final round of the 2024 MotoGP season will take place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Afrosport reports. The season finale has traditionally been hosted at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia. However, the race was cancelled last week due to the heavy flooding in the eponymous region. The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya had already hosted the Catalan Grand Prix earlier this year and will be held on...
Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei has revealed that seven-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has shown interest in purchasing a team in MotoGP, Afrosport reports. Liberty, who owns the Formula 1 Group, acquired 86% of the shares of Dorna Sports, worth $4.2 billion. The American media corporation now has the chance to revolutionise the pinnacle of motorcycle racing as it has with car racing since...
Brad Binder believes there is more to come from his KTM bike after the 2023 MotoGP season came to a close with the Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday. The South African finished second behind Jorge Martin in the sprint race on Saturday before clinching third in Sunday's main race, a position he inherited due to Fabio Di Giannantonio's penalty. It took Binder's total number of podiums...
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