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MONZA, Italy -- Toto Wolff believes Formula Ones potential new Amercan investors could be good news for the sport as it nears an $8.5 billion takeover.Over the Italian Grand Prix weekend news broke that Liberty Media is going ahead with its planned purchase of F1, with the takeover expected to begin this week. Although no timeline for the takeover has been revealed just yet, a change in ownership would inevitably come with considerable changes to how the sport is run.Wolff thinks Liberty could help F1 adopt a more modern outlook if the takeover goes ahead, pointing to the success of American sports media to highlight his point.If there is an investor that wants to buy shares I think that is good news for F1, Wolff said. Youve seen it today, it was unbelievable, the fans and full grandstands. Maybe it is good news, American investment, American media company buys F1.If you buy a company for that price and you are in charge of a media empire like Liberty there are certain things you have done in your life. I dont think anybody would buy that stake and spend that money and come in and say we are not changing everything and we are doing it the American way.There are things we can learn from the American way, particularly in the digital areas, and there are things working here that are not working there. So I think they are going to have a close look and analyse what they think needs to be changed, improved or what needs to remain. There is a reason why these guys can afford to buy this.One area of the deal which remains unclear is whether Bernie Ecclestone will stay on as F1 boss, a controlling role he has held since the 1970s.I dont know what happens in terms of management, Wolff went on to say. Bernie has done an awesome job over 50 years and made it what it is and I think everybody credits him for that...Asked if he wanted Ecclestone to stay on as boss, Wolff said: I dont want to jump into that group that says.... He has built an empire and we are benefitting from that empire. That thing generates dozens and dozens of live views and full race tracks like we had today and one and a half billion in profits like weve had every year.Hes done an awesome job and whether the future shows there are areas which can be improved or not, I dont know, but I dont want to speculate because that is just wrong.Red Bull boss Christian Horner, himself tipped to run the sport in future, hopes the deal does not spell the end of Ecclestones tenure at the helm.I sincerely hope this is not Bernies last race, Horner said in Monza on Sunday. I dont believe it will be. 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Cheap Suns Jerseys .H. -- Matt Kenseth made it 2 for 2 in the Chase, holding off teammate Kyle Busch to win Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. LOS ANGELES -- For the first time in more than three years, the Arizona Diamondbacks have an opportunity to capture a series at Dodger Stadium.Jean Segura hit a leadoff homer and rookie Braden Shipley won his first major league game, helping the Diamondbacks to a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night before 49,540.Saturdays win occurred one night after the Dodgers used a five-run rally to wipe out a four-run deficit in the seventh inning for a 9-7 decision over the Diamondbacks.Arizona won for only the fifth time in the last 23 games at Dodger Stadium. They have gone 7-0-1 in eight series against the Dodgers in L.A. since winning one in June 2013.Shipley (1-1) played a prominent role in the outcome. Shipley blanked Los Angeles for six innings, allowing five hits with four strikeouts and a walk. It was a stark contrast from his debut on July 25 when Shipley was knocked around for six runs in 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.Super excited. Cant take all of the credit. Defense played great behind me all night, said Shipley, who became the seventh Diamondbacks pitcher to toss six or more scoreless innings within his first two career starts. Cant say enough about our defense tonight.Shipleys ability to keep his pitches down resulted in the Dodgers hitting just three fly balls against him, two of them coming off the bat of rookie shortstop Corey Seager.Just sticking with my plan, Shipley said. Staying down in the zone and using my sinker effectively and thats kind of what I knew I had to do coming iinto tonight, just to be able to work down in the zone and mix pitches and use that sinker.ddddddddddddDiamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin (4-9, 5.31 ERA) will face Dodgers right-hander Bud Norris (6-9, 4.27) in the series finale on Sunday. Corbin is 0-2 with a 5.51 ERA in four starts against the Dodgers this season. Corbin is 2-1 with a 3.35 ERA in five career starts at Dodger Stadium. He has allowed a run or fewer three times.Norris picked up his first win against the Diamondbacks the last time he faced them on July 15 at Chase Field, where he allowed four runs and eight hits in five innings of a 13-7 Dodgers victory. Norris fanned five and did not issue a walk while throwing 98 pitches.In nine career games (six starts) against the Diamondbacks, Norris is 1-7 with a 12.65 ERA. He has struck out 27 batters in 26 1/3 innings.Norris is hoping for a better fate than teammate Scott Kazmir, who had not lost in his last 13 outings -- going 7-0 during the run. Kazmir (9-4) struck out seven, walked none and surrendered four runs and eight hits in 6 2/3 innings as his streak ended in Saturdays loss. He hadnt lost a start in July since 2010.We just let this one slip away, said Kazmir, who threw 109 pitches (77 strikes). Giving up a three-spot early in the game and kind of setting the tone. Shipley was great out there. He really pitched well. Just one of those things we just didnt kind of finish at the end. ' ' '