The owners of F1, Liberty Media, will now control the two biggest global motorsport properties after agreeing to pay €3.5bn for 86% of MotoGP's commercial rightsholder, Dorna Sports. The BlackBook Motorsport team of Cian Brittle, Alice Evans and Tom Brown discuss the deal as the SportsPro Podcast taps into the knowledge of Mics Out (open.spotify.com/show/3rOlbQh...) (1:18). Then, regularly scheduled programming resumes with Tom Bassam, Sam Carp and Arif Islam hitting a few of the biggest stories in the sports industry, right now.
Talking points:
- Liberty Media's MotoGP takeover (1:18)
- The German FA splits up with Adidas (16:19)
- Ipswich Town valued at £260m as it gets investment injection (23:15)
- A-Rod's deal to buy the Minnesota Timberwolves collapses (30:56)
Find all episodes of Mics Out here. (open.spotify.com/show/3rOlbQh...)