Las Vegas: Deal struck in high-stakes legal battle over Formula One race

Las Vegas: Deal struck in high-stakes legal battle over Formula One race

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  • Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal
July 29, 2022 7:11 PM
  • Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal

A bitter legal fight over rights to promote a Formula One race in Las Vegas has been settled, boosting efforts to bring the worldwide racing circuit to the entertainment capital of the world.

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The litigation between Formula One and Miami tech entrepreneur Farid Shidfar heated up in April, following the public announcement of the Las Vegas Grand Prix in 2023, after a decades-long absence.

Formula One, its owner Liberty Media Corporation and Shidfar issued a news release late Thursday announcing the agreement with Shidfar’s company P2M Motorsports. The details of the settlement are confidential.