It came hot on the heels of a similar but higher profile investment in Alpine by a group that included Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds and a string of sporting legends, and it follows a pattern that has also seen the likes of Williams and McLaren receive funding from the US.
The bottom line is that F1 is now regarded as a good business in which to be involved, in essence because of the franchise system that maintains the value of teams. The push for financial regulations that has kept a lid on spending as income from all sources has risen has helped to boost those values.
