Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (NASDAQ:FWONK) (NASDAQ: FWONK) is a tracking stock that represents Liberty Media’s economic interest in the Formula One Group, the commercial operator of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Liberty Media is a diversified media and entertainment company that owns and manages a portfolio of media, communications and entertainment businesses. The Formula One Group conducts the commercial activities of one of the world’s largest motor sports properties, packaging live races, media rights, sponsorships, licensing and related consumer products around a global sporting calendar.
The Formula One business comprises the sale and distribution of broadcast and digital media rights, race promotion and event management, sponsorship and brand partnerships, merchandising and licensing, and direct-to-consumer digital products and services. These activities generate revenues from broadcasters, streaming platforms, race promoters and circuit partners, global sponsors and fans who access content and experiences through teams, events and official digital platforms. The Group also develops data, content and fan-engagement initiatives that support its commercial ecosystem across multiple channels.
Formula One is a global enterprise, staging Grands Prix across Europe, the Americas, Asia, the Middle East and other regions, and monetizing its global audience through international media distribution and commercial partnerships. Liberty Media completed its acquisition of Formula One’s commercial rights from private equity ownership and subsequently structured the motor-racing business as a distinct tracking stock to allow investors to follow the F1 economics within Liberty’s broader portfolio.
Liberty Media is headquartered in the United States and is chaired by longtime media executive John C. Malone, with Gregory B. Maffei serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media. The commercial operations of Formula One are managed day-to-day by the Formula One executive leadership. This tracking stock offers investors exposure to the commercial performance and growth initiatives of the Formula One business within the larger Liberty Media organization.
