British businessman who consolidated Formula 1's commercial rights and served as CEO of the Formula One Group for four decades, transforming the sport from a disorganized racing series into a $4 billion global media property.
Negotiated the consolidation of F1's commercial rights — paying teams for exclusivity — then sold those rights as a package to television networks, transforming F1 from a sport that paid broadcasters to carry it into one that charged them billions.
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