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F1 owner really is buying MotoGP too – report

Mar.28 Rumours that F1's commercial owner Liberty Media is also buying the two-wheeled equivalent, MotoGP, are becoming more and more concrete. A month ago, MotoGP's long-time boss, Carmelo Ezpeleta, did not deny the buyout rumours, as reports swirled that promoter Dorna's current owner, Bridgepoint, was in multi-billion dollar talks. 'The majority shareholders of Dorna are investment funds, which buy things to sell them,' he said, having earlier admitted that a joint F1-MotoGP race weekend might also be in the works. Now, the authoritative Financial Times newspaper says the deal could be worth as much as well over $4 billion, with the talks in recent weeks having become 'exclusive'....
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