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Tata Communications: not your traditional sponsor
Mehul Kapadia, managing director of Tata Communications’ F1 business, catches up with the Paddock magazine about his company’s relationship with the sport and also touches on his fantasy Formula 1 team! Click here to subscribe to our print edition! Mehul, what’s…
Revelation of the year is waving the Australian flag
If last year Max Verstappen was the surprise of the season, this season it is Daniel Ricciardo’s turn. The Aussie has gone through his best year so far in Formula 1. Nevertheless, the year did not start as the Perth-born…
Renault’s Cyril Abiteboul: “A lot of things are going to happen over the winter”
By Ryan Werner | Paddock magazine caught up with Cyril Abiteboul, Renault Sport F1’s Managing Director and asked him a few relevant questions. You will be providing engines to McLaren next season; after this, will you consider them your main…
Top 5 circuits Formula 1 could visit
Formula 1 treks the world over to some very special places, but often there’s a feel like something is missing when it comes to circuits on the calendar which don’t fully capture the essence of the sport for one reason…
Force India’s COO: “It’s the fans that really make the difference”
By Ryan Werner | At the Gran Premio de Mexico, the Paddock magazine caught up with Otmar Szafnauer, Force India’s Chief Operating Officer at their paddock in the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! On the…
The Strategy Behind… being different.
The feedback that I receive from sponsorship-seekers across so many sports tells me that for most people, the toughest part of the acquisition process is getting a meeting with a targeted company at an effective level. Click here to subscribe to…
Q&A with Eric Boullier, McLaren’s Racing Director
By Ryan Werner | The day before the race at Austin, the Paddock magazine had an opportunity to interview Eric Boullier, McLaren Formula 1’s Racing Director, who was brought on board in 2014, but has been closely involved in Formula…
Formula 1 in the USA and Mexico
By Ryan Werner | It all started when a Formula 1 specific track was built in Austin, Texas for the 2012 season, after five years of not having the world’s highest level of car racing competitions in the United States. COTA…
Five Ways To… enjoy sim racing
Mark Puc (aka Aussie Stig) is an avid sim racer, sim racing consultant, reviewer, tester and journalist. For the past fifteen years, Mark has been involved in globally promoting sim racing, eSports, VR (virtual reality) and also the link to…
Legal Column: Contracts Season
By Simon O’Brien | We probably all played musical chairs when we were younger. It was fun then; however, as adults and fans of motorsport (Formula 1 in particular), this time of year often gives the faithful some heartburn over where…
Jess Shanahan: “Anyone who has F1 as their goal can hop in a car and start that journey”
Apart from being a solid motorsport journalist, Jess Shanahan also works in motorsport and runs Racing Mentor. Through this, she coaches racing drivers, and anyone looking for a career in motorsport, on how to be a success and open up…
Where Are They Now: Emerson Fittipaldi
BY ROSA ELENA TORRES | BRAZILIAN RACING LEGEND EMERSON FITTIPALDI HAS WON BOTH THE FORMULA 1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND THE INDIANAPOLIS 500 TWICE EACH. AS FOR BUSINESS, HE HAS EXERCISED HIS ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS SINCE EARLY DAYS, THROUGH HIS WINNING CAREER IN MOTOR RACING…
