F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Since Liberty’s take over of F1 and the subsequent demise of Mr E, already we see potential tension between the new owners of the sport & the teams. Liberty put forward a means of giving teams a slice of ownership by offering shares. Something promptly dismissed by team bosses, similarly paralleled back when Bernie Ecclestone took … Read more
And it is official, today the 23rd of January 2017, Bernie Ecclestone is no longer CEO of the Formula 1 circus. Allthough rumors have been circulating the last couple of weeks, for most this must still feel like a bomb. As you may remember, we wrote a piece on Liberty Media acquiring >35% of the … Read more
Liveries and colors are an important factor for viewers. Does something look good, at does not look good? Most of us remember when the first McLaren were painted in chrome (!!) Fans are already looking forward to the release of the first picture at the end of February. Officially teams will be introducing their new … Read more
Budget caps have become some sort of an item lately. It has passed my mind for years, and I even tried to gauge your thoughts about it in my article “La revolucion”. Liberty Media is interested to learn how think can be kept financially feasible for the future. Ferrari-boss Marchionne commented on it that it … Read more
A multi-million Manor is on the market. Would you care for it’s estate? Last week financial problems became clear when part of the Manor F1 organisation fell into administration last week. Administrators have received interest to buy the team, but that is provided the buyer can take over all 3 relevant entities. This means the … Read more
Liberty Media has bought the second tranche of F1 shares. After completion Liberty will own 35.3 percent of the shares and all voting rights. This deal costs around 4.1 billion USD, and it is expected Liberty will finance by issuing stock. F1 currently is valued around 8 billion USD, but carries a 4 billion USD … Read more
Liberland is a small nation next to the Danube river, in a pocket between Serbia and Croatia, and not far from Hungary. The Judge 13 had a chance to meet up with the country’s president. TJ13: Liberland. It is not a well-known country. VJ: That is quite normal. We declared ourselves the nation only in April … Read more
Dark clouds are gathering over the British Grand Prix after Silverstone Circuit owners, BRDC (British Racing Drivers Club), announced they have strong doubts concerning the financial cost of staging the event. Silverstone has a contract to host the British Grand Prix until 2026, but it holds a clause that enables Silverstone to get out of … Read more
The Manor Formula 1 team has officially dropped into administration due to failures in finding a buyer. Widespread reports have claimed that the news was delivered to members of staff at Manor’s Banbury headquarters on this Friday morning. The Banbury outfit employs around 200 people. Allthough the company in danger (Just Racing Services Ltd) is … Read more
La revolucion!! Over the last couple of years F1 has seen domination of a certain team over others. We have seen stints of McLaren, of Williams, of Mercedes and Red Bull. At the beginning of each season the more experienced F1 viewer could already estimate which teams would be on top at the end of … Read more
