Liberty Media CEO: you don't have to watch every GP to be an F1 fan
Liberty Media CEO Derek Chang said it is no longer necessary to watch every race to be a Formula 1 fan, which annoyed part of the older fanbase. He said 60% of the sport's hundreds of millions of fans engage with F1 daily.

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Derek Chang, CEO da Liberty Media, disse que acompanhar todas as corridas deixou de ser requisito para alguém se considerar fã de Fórmula 1 — declaração que irritou parte da torcida mais antiga.
Ele falou em evento recente em Austin, em conversa com Sara Fischer, correspondente do Axios, sobre como o consumo mudou. Na visão dele, não é mais preciso ver cada GP na televisão nem comparecer a todos para manter vínculo com a categoria.
“Hoje, você não pensa mais na F1 como algo em que precisa ir a todas as corridas ou assistir a todas pela televisão para ser um fã”, afirmou.
O executivo reconheceu que a Liberty gostaria de atenção constante. “Adoraríamos que todas as pessoas ligadas à F1 acompanhassem a categoria 24 horas por dia, fossem a todas as corridas ou assistissem a todas pela televisão. Mas sabemos que isso não vai acontecer, certo?”
A aposta, então, é diversificar: redes sociais, melhores momentos, prévias e conteúdo de estilo de vida. “Obviamente, não corremos todos os dias. Portanto, esse conteúdo inclui melhores momentos, prévias das próximas corridas e conteúdos relacionados ao estilo de vida.”
Ele trouxe um número para sustentar o argumento. “Uma das estatísticas importantes que temos é que 60% dos nossos fãs, e temos centenas de milhões de fãs por aí, interagem com a F1 diariamente.”
A reação de quem acompanha cada etapa foi negativa: para essa parcela, seguir todas as corridas sempre foi parte central da experiência. A estratégia mais voltada ao entretenimento, com presença fora das pistas, também alimenta as críticas ao modelo comercial da Liberty — enquanto a empresa argumenta que o envolvimento pode ocorrer de várias maneiras, inclusive entre quem não consegue ver todos os GPs.
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