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Formula one, 2001 season German Grand Prix at Hockenheim: Business and Politics: the jpoc report
No details were released but it was reported that the F1 teams were close to a deal with F1 rights owner Bernie Ecclestone's SLEC organisation. The deal would give the teams and engine manufacturers a larger slice of the TV revenue and more control over the sport in return for scrapping plans to laumch a breakaway series and committing to a further period in F1 beyond the 2007 duration of the current deal. Tommy Haffa stepped down as boss of German Media group EMTV. EMTV bought a large slice of SLEC and gave Ecclestone a put option on another chunk and then ran into serious difficulties when the media market took a down turn and Bernie exercised his put option. That led to a rescue bid by German TV group Kirche which left them owning a large chunk of EMTV and separately, a large chunk of SLEC. Outside observers do not really have a good view on the true picture but it is pretty clear that Ecclestone came out of the deals ahead and EMTV lost. |
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| The whole 2001 season | All the races and the behind the scenes games |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Who drives what? |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Which engine goes where? |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Circuit developments |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Teams and personnel |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Setting the scene |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Practice and qualifying |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | The starting grid |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Race report |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Results |
| German GP at Hockenheim July 29th | Championship standings after the race |