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The popularity of Formula One racing has exploded in the U.S. over the past five years. And Liberty Media, the sport's U.S.-based owner, presents a clean-cut face to the world’s media. But just beneath the pristine surface and a different picture emerges: one full of corporate espionage, long-held grudges, courtroom dramas, and shady dealmaking. This is a sport—and business—whose current success stands on the shoulders of decades of rule-breaking, ugly compromise and financial misdealings.

Marion and her two friends leave their private school to begin new lives. Marion is determined to be a success and become wealthy, not realizing what she will have to give up to win her goal and that it all may end up being just "fairy gold".

When Aimée Vincent's cousin sends her to tell Lennox Kyrle that she won’t elope with him as promised, events are triggered that none of them could have anticipated. These situations not only start immediately, but they reach all the way to Italy when Fanny, Aimée, and Lennox meet in Venice, along with a greedy family bent on causing trouble.

As one of the world's most popular sports, and with races in far corners of the globe, F1 is big business. With unparalleled insight and decades of reporting, they describe the pivotal moments which have driven the sport to new heights - the influx of tobacco advertising, the Concorde agreement, television deals, the reign of Bernie Ecclestone, and the huge popularity of Drive to Survive.