Formula 1

CVC Capital Partners, the controlling shareholder of the Formula One Group, has announced the appointment of former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo and former Diageo chief executive Paul Walsh to the motor-racing series’ board, and has confirmed that Bernie Ecclestone will continue as the sport’s chief executive.

McLaren Group chief executive Ron Dennis is set to regain control of the company’s Formula One team after Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat agreed to sell a portion of its stake in the motor racing outfit to its former team principal.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has rejected speculation concerning his future at the helm of the motor racing series and has revealed any ambitions from Qatar to join the calendar are likely to be curtailed by the terms of the sport’s existing race contract with Bahrain.

Paul Walsh, the former chief executive of multinational drinks company Diageo, has reportedly been approached over the possibility of becoming the new chairman of the Formula One Group.

The Korean Grand Prix is set to return to the Formula One calendar in 2015 after being listed as a surprise inclusion on a provisional calendar that swells to a record 21 races.

Formula One teams are to stage a summit meeting later this month in an effort to address the ongoing cost crisis that has engulfed the motor racing competition.

Formula One team Caterham could be allowed dispensation to take part in the 2015 season of the motor racing championship with its 2014 car as potential buyers circle around the stricken outfit.

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Margrethe Vestager, the European Commissioner for Competition, will “look into” allegations by British politician Anneliese Dodds that the FIA, motorsport’s global governing body, may have breached an anti-trust settlement by holding a stake in the Formula One world championship, according to Forbes.

Qatar is in talks to host a Formula One motor-racing grand prix, according to the championship’s chief executive, Bernie Ecclestone.

Ferrari has named Maurizio Arrivabene as its third team principal this year in a move that marks the latest stage of senior management upheaval at the Formula One motor racing and car company.

Formula One’s smaller teams have stated their belief that progress is being made on the subject of revenue distribution in the motor-racing series, while the sport’s chief executive, Bernie Ecclestone, has moved to clarify controversial comments over the importance of the youth market.

Abu Dhabi Sports Management has struck a new multi-year deal with Formula One to continue hosting a round of the motor-racing championship in the United Arab Emirates beyond 2016.

Formula One motor racing team Caterham will have their main travel expenses covered by series supremo Bernie Ecclestone at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but fellow financially stricken back marker Marussia has failed in a late bid to take part in the season finale.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has brushed aside suggestions that the motor racing series should do more to embrace a younger generation of fans by stating they are the wrong target market for the sport’s commercial partners.