AMERICAN entertainment giants Liberty Media last night completed their £6.5 billion takeover of Formula One. The group, headed up by cable TV tycoon John Malone, bought the sport from London-based firm CVC Capital Partners. However, Bernie Ecclestone will still remain in place as CEO and charged with running the sport on a daily basis. The 85-year-old […]
UNLUCKY-in-love Lewis Hamilton may finally have found the girl to set his heart racing. The F1 world champion, 31, has seemingly put the disappointment of the Monza GP behind him – which left his lead over Nico Rosberg at just two points in the standings. And he’s been romantically linked to model Winnie Harlow – […]
BERNIE ECCLESTONE says he has been asked to stay on for three years after an American takeover of Formula One. Liberty Media is closing on a £6.5billion deal which would open F 1 up to the megabucks US market. Ecclestone, 85, has run F 1 for 40 years and put the brakes on rumours he will be […]
LEWIS HAMILTON performed a massive U-turn on taking the blame for his Monza shocker, which gifted the race to bitter rival, Nico Rosberg. The defending world champion, who had cruised to pole position the previous day, was slow off the line and needed to battle back from sixth to finish second. Hamilton, who has also […]
FORMULA ONE drivers need incredibly sharp reflexes to navigate the track at speeds in excess of 200mph. Yet German racer Sebastian Vettel‘s reflex after the Italian Grand Prix in Monza will go down as one of his more embarrassing moments during his distinguished career. Following his respectable third-place finish in Italy, Vettel hopped out of […]