'Lies, damn lies and statistics,' wrote Mark Twain, and with that in mind, it's worth noting that Chase Carey opened his section of Liberty Media's Q2 earnings conference call with a number of said stats. According to the F1 supremo, 44% of the sport's 'more avid fans' are more interested in F1 than at the corresponding time in 2017, which itself showed a 7% improvement on 2016. Furthermore, 66% believe F1 has improved compared to 2016, while 'just 15%' say it's worse. Finally, Carey revealed that 67% of fans say F1 is 'in good hands with Liberty', while only 10% disagree. As well as revealing that 'live attendance' so far this season is up 4%, race day viewership is down by the same...
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