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.@WilliamsRacing, @McLarenF1 and Liberty Media are among F1 players making increased push to find U.S. sponsorship — sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues…

The moves to increasingly seek out U.S.-based sponsorship could clutter an already crowded motorsports marketplace — sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues…

Liberty Media has spoken with U.S.-based agencies about landing deals with American companies for @F1, source says — sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues…

Sources say that among the sponsorship targets of the various #F1 entities are @Apple and other big-name Silicon Valley firms.

ICYMI: @F1 team @WilliamsRacing is considering opening a U.S. office as part of push to find American sponsorship — sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues…

.@GoDaddy CEO @Blakei was in @McLarenF1 paddock @GrandPrixF1Can, per a source. McLaren's @ZBrownCEO tells SBJ that Irving was just a guest.

.@GoDaddy, which sponsored @DanicaPatrick for nearly a decade in #indyCar and #NASCAR, recently acquired European rival Host Europe Group.

Could @GoDaddy Get Into #F1? Company's CEO Visits With @McLarenF1 At Canada GP — sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Issues/2…

.@WilliamsRacing CEO Mike O'Driscoll is seeking a fitness tracker brand as a sponsor to build on team's pit crew having F1's fastest stops.

Here's a sub-two-second pit stop from @WilliamsRacing at last year's grand prix in Baku, Azerbaijan - (Via @YouTube)

.@McLarenF1 has landed multiple new primary sponsors for next season that will be announced soon, including some from America, executive director @ZBrownCEO told @sbjsbd this morning.

After saying in December that he had several new U.S.-based sponsors in hand to roll out for 2018, @ZBrownCEO has followed through and unveiled three fresh @McLarenF1 partners:

— @CNBC (Based in New York City)
— @Airgain (San Diego)
— @DellTech (Austin, Texas)