A little bit like the old transatlantic series maybe. You may have to google that if you are a stripling of a lad….
To me this has advantages and disadvantages. Now I did used to go th the Transatlantic series as mentioned above, so I am old enough to be grumpy with good reason. Once coming home from Brands Hatch I spotted Ron Haslam driving back . We came side to side then both floored it for a short while. So what you ask? the thing is motorcycle racing and racers is still so very much more approachable. Even Moto GP, proper racing and not too much crying over spilt milk. It is currently far less commercialised than other top sports, ie Soccer Formula 1 etc. Just 2 examples of what are our favourite sports strengths and weaknesses. For sure with the new ownership the social media profile will go through the roof. The earnings will skyrocket. The commercial ties will be immense, the riders won’t be able to speak until they have all the right clothes, watches, sunglasses etc on for sponsorship purposes. so the accountants will show what a fantastic influence Liberty have been, but to us who like to still adjust our chains and do our own tyre pressures we will have lost something forever.
Saw him on TV the other day. I was shocked. Looks like he has had other cosmetic surgery, looking very feminine now??
If i remember correctly he smashed his face up (cant remember if it was cycling or motorcycling though), hence why hes had his teeth *ahem repaired.
My worries with the liberty thing will be the amount of bleed between the series. For example will they get the bikes running at Las Vegas the week before the F1 to try to maximise commercial advantage while keeping the costs down? It would be painted as a real commercial positive but the racing would be crap, the liberty style money circuits are already hurting f1 let alone bringing GP onto it. those saying that it will lessen the bias on Spanish riders though I think are wrong. The simple fact is that the Spanish kids are bread for it, which is different to everywhere else in Europe. You go to Spain and 10yr olds are finishing school, jumping in the van and doing 3-4 hours around local kart tracks or small circuits where the access is incredible. So by the age of 14 these kids have done hundreds of thousands of KM. UK certainly doesn’t have anywhere near the track access, and Italy isn’t even at Spain level. Germany it’s non existent and the US is slightly different again. This major aspect of getting diversity of nationality into top level racing isn’t unfortunately something influenced by Liberty
Nothing I can find on the internet and not mentioned by him in a 2 part interview he did for the WSBK web page. One thing I didn’t know, he was married to Katie Melua. Andy
Loss and gain are the two sides of the same coin. I attended the Transatlantic trophy at Oulton Park! PS Did you get past Haslam?
Honest truth. We were 2 up on a Jota . Going up Archway in London we came alongside him, recognised him, went on one wheel past him then drew level at next lights and exchanged thumbs up and laughter. He was not hanging around either!! In the days of no cameras and all that jazz.
Ahead of the 2024 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, an additional special press conference has been incorporated into Thursday’s media day. Dorna Sports' Carmelo Ezpeleta, Chief Executive Officer, Dan Rossomondo, Chief Commercial Officer and Carlos Ezpeleta, Chief Sporting Officer, will step onto the stage to discuss Liberty Media’s exciting recent acquisition of the company, the official promoter of MotoGP™ and other motorcycle racing series. Ahead of the 2024 Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas, an additional special press conference has been incorporated into Thursday’s media day. Dorna Sports' Carmelo Ezpeleta, Chief Executive Officer, Dan Rossomondo, Chief Commercial Officer and Carlos Ezpeleta, Chief Sporting Officer, will step onto the stage to discuss Liberty Media’s exciting recent acquisition of the company, the official promoter of MotoGP™ and other motorcycle racing series. This special press conference will take place at the Circuit of the Americas on Thursday afternoon at 12:00 local time (UTC -5), before both rider press conferences. The event will be broadcast live and free of charge on motogp.com, allowing fans to gain first-hand insight into what the change in ownership signifies for the sport. (taken from motogp.com)
I think i must have been thinking about someone else all i can find is the ongoing issues hes had with his wrist.
They were also selling some F1 shares to add to the pot https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/...of-f1-stock-to-fund-motogp-takeover/10646549/
So, loading what you are buying with debt before you even take control. How very venture capitalist and very wrong. Andy
Governments and Corporates are addicted to debt. As are investors. It’s 16 years since the last financial meltdown. The next one is well overdue.
