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Liberty won't 'Americanise' F1

Liberty Media will not try and "Americanise" F1 following their £6bn takeover, insists chairman Chase Carey. CVC Capital Partners is handing over its ownership of the sport it has had a controlling stake in since 2005 to the US firm, with Bernie Ecclestone staying on as chief executive in a transitional role for the next three years. But Carey, who spoke exclusively to Sky Sports News HQ's Craig Slater alongside Ecclestone, insisted that it was not their aim to make the sport more American. Chase Carey speaks to Sky Sports News HQ's Craig Slater "I want to be clear, we didn't make this move because of America," he said. "America is an opportunity, I think...
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