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    Formula 1 owner Liberty takes over MotoGP after €4.2billion buyout

    Apr 04, 2024 3 minutes

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    Formula 1 owner Liberty Media has expanded its motorsport horizons with a blockbuster deal to take over majority ownership of motorcycle racing’s MotoGP World Championship.

    The US media giant has owned F1 since buying it from CVC Capital in 2016-17. CVC also owned MotoGP until 2006, when it was forced to sell its shares in commercial rights holder Dorna Sports by the European Commission’s antitrust regulatory board. Since 2006, Dorna has been 40% owned

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