Martin Whitmarsh would be happy if the forthcoming negotiations over F1’s future results in the teams owning a slice of the sport. With the bitter political battle of 2009 still ...
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Murdoch’s F1 takeover bid ‘still alive’ – report
Rupert Murdoch’s interest in bidding to buy formula one might not be dead, according to the financial news agency Bloomberg. Amid the News of the World and phone hacking scandal ...
Read More »‘No chance’ teams to buy F1 – team boss
An influential boss has revealed there is “no chance” the formula one teams will buy the sport. A consortium led by News Corporation expressed interest in buying the commercial rights ...
Read More »Investors to ‘bombard’ CVC over F1 bribery scandal
Investors in F1 rights owner CVC are set to ask tough questions at a forthcoming meeting, the Financial Times is reporting. One “large European investor”, concerned about the Gerhard Gribkowsky ...
Read More »Former F1 owners sue Ecclestone for $100m
The Gerhard Gribkowsky saga has gone from bad to worse for F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone. Already under investigation by German prosecutors, the 80-year-old now faces a multi-million dollar lawsuit ...
Read More »CVC investors ‘worried’ about Ecclestone scandal
Investors in F1’s owner CVC Capital Partners are worried about the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery scandal, the Financial Times has reported. The report said the investors are calling on the private ...
Read More »Rumour – Ecclestone plots to buy back F1
Bernie Ecclestone could be plotting his next move to retain control of his formula one circus. The 80-year-old, who has bought and sold the commercial rights several times since revolutionising ...
Read More »F1 teams want changes before signing up for 2013
Stefano Domenicali has laid out the stall as formula one teams prepare to get tough in negotiations about the sport’s future. Politics have returned to the F1 paddock in the ...
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