Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
The right time to retire?
Mark Webber’s decision to end his Formula 1 career last year shocked many fans but there might be a few other surprises coming along soon. With Formula 1 bosses being grasped by the madness to hire ever-younger drivers (Max Verstappen…
Asteroid on its way
We’ve reached the point where a significant number of racing drivers will be looking at their bank balances and realising that they’re not going to get through to the end of the season. The coffers are empty! In most cases,…
Should Bernie buy Twitter?
Bernie Ecclestone’s seeming dismissal of social media contrasts sharply with what other racing series, and major sports leagues, are doing with social media. We’ll have a look at how NASCAR monitors social media and the corresponding benefits. Click here to subscribe…
THE END or another start?
By Claire Jane Earley Formula 1 is a notoriously prickly sport. Fans and followers alike will know that whilst teams, drivers, truckies and anybody who is anybody in F1 engage regularly with fans on social media (sometimes too regularly, as…
An inside job
On the 1st of July, I attended the MIA Summer Reception at the House of Lords. As you can imagine, it was a special event for me, being the 20th Anniversary of the business organisation that I founded, with a…
The four faces of a Formula 1 conflict
At the end of June, the FIA introduced its regulation changes plans for the 2015 Formula 1 season. The new rules spanned a number of areas (e.g. no pre-season testing outside Europe), but the change that got the most attention…
A transitional phase
A transitional phase: Formula One, geography doesn’t have much of an impact on sponsorship. F1 truly is a global sport with common fan characteristics around the world. I’ll speak about that more in a moment. Click here to subscribe to our…
Lead, follow or… become irrelevant
The Team Principal position seems to be out of fashion in Formula 1. McLaren has a Racing Director (Eric Boullier). Mercedes has two Executive Directors (Toto Wolff and Paddy Lowe). Gone are the days when Il Commendatore Enzo Ferrari ruled…
The Germans
The overwhelming answer from most people if asked if motorsport has become more dangerous is a resounding “no”. The cars, the circuits, the helmets, the hazards and the medical facilities have all improved and the evolution of each of these…
RIP Kyalami?
On the 24th July 2014, the famous Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in South Africa will come under the hammer at an auction run by Johannesburg’s High Street Auction Company. No reserve has been placed on the sale. When I first…
Refining ideas of the past
Refining ideas of the past: a friend was intrigued with the words “splendidly boring” that I used in a recent communication and this led on to a conversation about the use of words in the highly regulated game of insurance.…
Women of motorsport
If there’s one question that’s guaranteed to stir up controversy amongst motor racing folk it’s that on-going poser as to whether or not a woman will ultimately win an F1 World Championship Grand Prix. Now before you even start hitting…
