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F1 Struggled to Find Formula for Digital Success in 2017

Max Verstappen driving his Red Bull Racing car during the 2018 Formula One Grand Prix of Russia at Sochi Autodrom. (Photo by Charles Coates/Getty Images)

Formula 1 made just $10 million in digital revenue last year. The tiny output, just 0.6 percent of its total annual revenue, comes despite several initiatives by the league’s ownership, Liberty Media Group, intended to bolster F1’s digital presence.

Formula One Digital Media’s financial report, was released yesterday and details were reported by Forbes. Despite the apparently small take from digital media, the $10 million figure is, however, a 65 percent increase from F1’s 2016 digital revenue total ($6.