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F1 revenue plunges as 23-race season now assumed

Aug.18 Formula 1's revenues have taken a significant hit from the disrupted 2026 calendar, even as the sport insists its controversial new era is attracting more fans and talks over a long-awaited African race accelerate. Liberty Media revealed that F1 generated $764 million in the second quarter – down 38 percent from $1.226 billion a year earlier, with operating income collapsing from $293 million to $73 million. The main explanation is the disrupted calendar in the midst of the Middle East conflict involving Iran. Liberty's accounts effectively confirm that F1 is currently planning for only 23 grands prix rather than the original 24. The abandoned Bahrain GP has been rescued...
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