While today's opening practice sessions appeared to confirm that Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton are still the dominant force in Formula One and therefore probably on course for another title clean sweep, the outcome of the political battle currently going on behind the scenes, though equally hard-fought, is not nearly as clear cut. On the one hand one has Liberty Media which as the new owner of Formula One has made clear its intentions. In its determination to reap the reward of its $8bn purchase it is seeking to make the sport more attractive, not only to existing fans but to new fans. In seeking to make the sport more attractive to new fans, one of the company's main aims is to level the...
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