F1 business

Shorter season sees Mercedes entry fee cut by $1 million
The reduction in the number of races held in 2020 had led to a corresponding cut in the...

Mercedes posts record year in sales
Mercedes’ success is not limited to Formula 1 as the German manufacturer enjoyed a record year in sales...

Liberty Media raises £1.2bn to support F1 takeover
Liberty Media has announced that it has reached agreements with third-party investors to raise $1.55 billion (£1.22bn) in...

Mercedes reports improved financial results for 2015
Mercedes' company accounts have revealed a loss of £22.3 million for the 2015 Formula One season where it successfully defended...

Brown 'would love' role in F1 management
Top motorsport marketing executive Zak Brown admits “I would love to be involved in Formula One” after announcing...

Apple in talks with McLaren about potential takeover
US technology giant Apple has approached the UK-based McLaren Technology Group about a potential takeover, according to a report...

Carey confident he can take F1 to ‘another level’
Formula One Group's new chairman Chase Carey is confident he can take the sport to “another level”, while...

Liberty Media on verge of launching £6.4bn bid for F1
Liberty Media, the American media company owned by US magnate John Malone, is about to launch a $8.5bn [£6.4bn]...

F1 profits went up 30% last year, report says
Formula One’s operating profits have gone up 30 percent last year to reach $329.9m (£252m) last year on...

Verstappen-mania boosts Spa ticket sales
Belgian Grand Prix promoter André Maes has revealed that 70,000 three-day tickets have already been sold for this...

Pro-Brexit Ecclestone confident EU vote won’t affect F1
Formula One commercial rights chief Bernie Ecclestone is confident that Britain’s decision to leave the European Union will...

Four F1 stars in Forbes' top 100 highest paid athletes
Four Formula One drivers feature in Forbes’ annual top 100 of the world’s highest paid athletes, with Lewis...