F1 Today | F1 to switch hands in America? 'Marko present at Horner's dismissal'

American fans may soon have to switch their TV coverage if they wish to continue watching Formula 1 in the states as there may soon be a change in providers. According to American news outlet Puck, Apple have offered Liberty Media $150 million per year for rights to broadcast F1 in the USA. Apple already own the rights to both Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer. 

As of now, Apple is offering twice as much as ESPN currently does, and with the American fan base growing, Apple is wanting in. F1: The Movie has been a great success for Apple as well, grossing over $350 million worldwide. 

The United Kingdom already has a broadcast rights holder in Sky Sports but in America, fans can watch it on ESPN or F1TV. Could that be changing soon?

According to a German news outlet, BILD, Helmut Marko was present in the meetings that discussed Christian Horner being let go. Marko was on the Zoom meeting with Oliver Mintzlaff, Chalerm Yoovidhya and Mark Mateschitz where Mintzlaff shared the information of dismissing Horner. This Zoom meeting took place on 7 July. The next day, Marko was with Mintzlaff as they went to make the decision final. 

That is not all BILD has reported. They also mentioned that Horner had been pressured into relinquishing his role of marketing responsibility at Racing Bulls earlier in the season.

Mohammed Ben Sulayem is running for reelection as FIA president. However, he is no longer unopossed. Tim Mayer has also decided to run for presidency and the competition is already heating up.

About all of the talk surrounding him, Ben Sulayem said in his campaign for another term as the FIA president, “Some people say that I evolved a thick skin; that the media doesn’t affect me." 

But Mayer is putting pressure on the current FIA President as he said that all of the current changes for women in Motorsport that people see in the FIA came from Jean Todt, the previous president who reigned from 2009 to 2021.