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Liberty-owned MotoGP not merging with F1 – Maffei

Apr.2 Greg Maffei, the CEO of Formula 1's commercial rights holder Liberty Media, has shot down rumours the category will be amalgamated with MotoGP. As F1 emerged from Easter, Liberty confirmed that it has acquired the series' two-wheeled equivalent, following reports of a whopping 4-plus billion dollar deal. There had even been rumours that Liberty might start hosting joint F1-MotoGP race weekends. However, in its media statement, Liberty said MotoGP will be run 'independently' out of Madrid with its long-time supremo Carmelo Ezpeleta still at the helm. Maffei then told reporters: 'The only thing we are not going to do is run MotoGP and Formula 1 together, both for regulatory issues and...
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