USean Bratches ushiya isikhundla sakhe njengomqondisi wezohwebo weFormula 1 njengoba lo mdlalo usezandleni zeLiberty Media. Nokho-ke ngeke alushiye lolu hlaka ngoba uzoqhubeka nokuba ngumeluleki weLiberty. Ngaphandle kwesitatimende esisemthethweni sokunqanyulwa kwesikhundla sakhe, siphinde sathola ukuthi ngeke abe khona ozovala isikhala sakhe. Esikhundleni salokho, isikhundla sakhe sizothathwa yizikhulu ezimbalwa zeLiberty Media.
Sekuyisikhathi esifushane njengomqondisi wezohwebo we-F1, kusukela efika ngo-2017. Kungaleso sikhathi lapho umMelika athenga khona amalungelo ebhizinisi kuBernie Ecclestone. Iqiniso liwukuthi wayezoba nesikhundla esasingekho ebhizinisini kuze kube yileso sikhathi lapho lisezandleni zikaBernie. Futhi manje uzobuya azoshiya lesi sakhiwo sifane kakhulu nendlela i-tycoon yaseBrithani eyayinaso.
Kusuka ILiberty Media, emelwe nguChase Carey, igqamise umsebenzi kaSean Bratches, kanye noBratches ngokwakhe ube namagama ambalwa ngemva kwalesi simemezelo esisemthethweni: «Le minyaka emithathu edlule kuFormula 1 ibe yinhle kakhulu, ngiyijabulele kakhulu. Ngifuna ukubonga ithimba ngokwami ngomzamo wabo omkhulu nokuzinikela. Bangcono kunabo bonke futhi nginesiqiniseko sokuthi bazoqhubeka nokufeza izifiso zabalandeli futhi benze iqhinga esililungiselele iminyaka lisebenze.".
Manje njengoba imakiwe, sizobona ukuthi i-F1 ishintsha okuthile noma isalokhu ifana nangaphambili. Kumele kushiwo ukuthi ama-Bratches wayengomunye wabantu ababenomthwalo wemfanelo wokufinyelela ku-F1 inkundla ye-netflix nedokhumentari ethi Drive to Survive. Kepha bekungekona lokho abalandeli abaningi abebekulindele, ukuthi bakwazi ukubuka imijaho kule nkundla yevidiyo yokusakaza. Ikakhulukazi labo abafana nabalandeli abavela e-Spain abafuna enye indlela yokuhluka kwe-Movistar F1. Eqinisweni, lokho kuhluka kuphinde kwakhawulela insiza esemthethweni ye-F1 ezweni lethu...