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Why F1 is in good hands in its hour of need

Formula 1 has many challenges to resolve after the coronavirus pandemic threw the 2020 season into disarray - but, says MARK GALLAGHER, Liberty Media's secretive top man is unfazed by adversity

Amid Formula 1's enormous current crisis it's just as well the man who ultimately calls the shots has always been willing to take on a challenge. When, at the age of 15, John Malone bought a Jaguar XK120 with a seized gearbox, it seemed unlikely the repair he carried out would become a metaphor for his career.

Influenced by his engineer father Daniel, a teenage Malone set about stripping the engine and transmission until he discovered a broken gear. Neighbours in Milford, Connecticut, were soon paying him to repair their own cars.

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