Formula One drivers start the Russian F1 Grand Prix in Sochi, Russia, October 11, 2015. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor/File Photo
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States can be a big growth area for Formula One but Liberty Media have no desire to 'Americanise' the sport after the U.S. company's takeover, new F1 chairman Chase Carey said on Thursday.
"We didn't make this move because of America," he told Sky Sports News the day after Liberty announced a deal, valued at $8 billion including debt, that will give the American media and telecoms business effective control.
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