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Poster reading who really controls F1, split between the FIA which governs the championship across sporting, technical and safety, and Liberty Media which holds the commercial rights across media, sponsors and promotion, until 2110.

Who Owns Formula 1? The FIA, Liberty Media and the 100 Year Deal

The FIA owns the championship. Liberty Media owns the right to make money from it, on a lease that runs to 2110. The split explains most arguments in the sport.

Bhavin Lathia· Sep 1, 2026

Poster titled How F1 Teams Make Money with a red Ferrari number 16 car among gold bars and coins, showing prize money first about 147M, sponsorship over 2 billion a year, and F1 revenue of 3.87 billion.

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How F1 Teams Make Money: Inside the $4 Billion Money Machine

How F1 teams make money, the prize money split by the Concorde Agreement, why even finishing last pays $60 million, the sponsorship that now dwarfs it, and how F1 became a $4 billion business.

Bhavin Lathia· Aug 6, 2026