India, April 7 -- On April 1st, the world of motorsports was rocked with a seismic announcement - Liberty Media, US-based owner of Formula One, confirmed the acquisition of MotoGP's parent company, Dorna Motorsports. What this means is that the world's premier four-wheel and two-wheel racing categories will soon come under the same umbrella. Surely, they could have chosen a better day and date to make an announcement like that, although it seems nobody is fooling around. This is serious business!

The deal between the two firms, valued at around $4.5 billion, sees Liberty Media acquiring an 86% stake in Dorna's business, while the remaining 14% will remain with the Spanish firm. While the acquisition awaits approval from anti-trust / comp...