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Baku City Circuit Directors Praise 'Freedom' Liberty Media Gives Promoters

Baku City Circuit Executive Director Arif Rahimov has praised Liberty Media's new ownership on Formula 1, saying that it's now easier to get decisions and that they're afforded a freedom they never had under the rule of Bernie Ecclestone. Liberty Media took over Formula 1 in early 2017 following forty years of involvement in the sport by Bernie Ecclestone. One of their first acts was to oust Ecclestone from any decision-making positions and redistribute power, whilst other decisions aimed to make Formula 1 more accessible. Chase Carey, Sean Bratches, and former Formula 1 engineer and team principal Ross Brawn now sit below Formula 1 owner John Malone, giving teams and tracks more people to...
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