Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
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31. Chris Aylett
Age Unknown Occupation Chief Executive, Motorsport Industry Association Nationality British Position Last Year 36 A former Roosevelt Scholar, Aylett began his career as a sportscar driver, eventually becoming a team owner and race promotor; while also building an international sporting…
30. Vinod Kumar
Age 50 Occupation Managing Director and Tata Cummunications Limited Group CEO Nationality Indian Position Last Year 34 Vinod Kumar is Managing Director of Tata Communications Limited and CEO of Tata Communications Limited Group, part of the $ 100.09 billion Tata…
25. Franz Tost
Age 61 Occupation Team Principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso Nationality Austrian Position last year 27 As a young man, Franz Tost competed as a racing driver and then studied Sport Science & Management. Whilst looking after Ralf Schumacher’s career, Tost…
29. Monisha Kaltenborn
Age 44 Occupation Team Principal, Sauber F1 Team Nationality Austrian Position Last Year 28 With a Masters in International Business Law the likeable and pragmatic Monisha was first employed by Sauber in the late 90’s to take charge of the…
24. Gerard Lopez
Age 43 Occupation Chairman and Team Principal of Lotus F1 Team Nationality Luxembourgian Position last year 26 Lopez is a founding partner of The Genii Group and Chairman of the Lotus F1 Team. A legal wrangle over the Lotus name…
23. Mansour Ojjeh
Age 62 Occupation CEO of TAG Nationality French/Saudi Arabian Position last year 25 Mansour Ojjeh inherited control of the Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG) investment company from his father. A lifelong interest in motor racing saw Ojjeh push for a title…
19. Charlie Whiting
Age 63 Occupation F1 Race Director, FIA Nationality English Position last year 18 A former chief mechanic with Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team, Charlie Whiting is the Race Director for Formula 1 and holds a number of other FIA-related roles. Following…
6. Ron Dennis CBE
Age 67 Occupation Chairman, McLaren Group Nationality English Position last year 5 Prior to Dennis’s arrival at McLaren in September 1980, the team was going through a particularly uncompetitive stint. The team had last won a Grand Prix with then…
50. Nico Rosberg
Age 30 Occupation Driver, Mercedes AMG Petronas Nationality German Position Last Year 54 Son of 1982 World Champion Keke, Nico started in karting at 11 and in 2002 won the German Formula BMW. At 17, he became the youngest person…
57. Michael H. Tomalin OBE
Age Unknown Occupation CEO, National Bank of Abu Dhabi Nationality British Position Last Year 63 With Michael Tomalin at the helm for over a decade, the National Bank of Abu Dhabi has reported an average year-on-year growth of 23%. It…
