Really interesting on F1 viewership y/y growth - it was also at a more attainable time so I think it’s difficult to know if this was just the post college football crowd finally landing on it (vs super late in past years for most time zones).
I think you are spot on with these additional thoughts - we are definitely seeing a 'plateau' period across the board and I don't think that's. abad thing - it's the space settling down after a massive hype moment. And those earlier timings and that it wasn't during thanksgiving week - all helped for sure.
The Merc deal is fascinating precedent for valuation in this new era of F1. I wonder whether a team like Williams could be next up to cash in. Dorilton bought Williams for $180M and it's now worth north of $2B. You have to wonder if there's appetite from similar buyers and a helpful boost to the Williams rebuild.
Really interesting on F1 viewership y/y growth - it was also at a more attainable time so I think it’s difficult to know if this was just the post college football crowd finally landing on it (vs super late in past years for most time zones).
I think you are spot on with these additional thoughts - we are definitely seeing a 'plateau' period across the board and I don't think that's. abad thing - it's the space settling down after a massive hype moment. And those earlier timings and that it wasn't during thanksgiving week - all helped for sure.
The Merc deal is fascinating precedent for valuation in this new era of F1. I wonder whether a team like Williams could be next up to cash in. Dorilton bought Williams for $180M and it's now worth north of $2B. You have to wonder if there's appetite from similar buyers and a helpful boost to the Williams rebuild.