Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
The Formula 1 dream gets tougher
With rule changes for the Super License 2016 onwards, a debate over talent versus money, and a huge talent pool in Europe and elsewhere, the route to Formula 1 is only getting tougher for young aspiring drivers worldwide. Click here to…
Rear-view mirror revolution
Everybody agrees that Formula 1 needs a revolution to stop decreasing fan numbers and shrinking global television audiences. But in an effort to cure the sport, Formula 1’s doctors pull out prescriptions for pills from the past. Is the 1000bhp-racing…
If I Ran F1: Mark Blundell
Founder & CEO of MB Partners, former F1 driver, Le Mans 24 winner, IndyCar winner and former ITV F1 TV Presenter Mark Blundell gives us a taste of how would the Formula 1 world look like if he ran it.…
2015 season preview – sponsorship
That eternal equation – is the income greater than the outgo? It’s a timely question as we approach the new season, and sponsorship is certainly one of the main revenue streams for Formula 1 teams. Who has been successful in…
Ensuring financial health
Ensuring financial health: KBS Communications is a UAE-based marketing and communications firm that specializes in projecting UAE national values onto a global audience. Managed by one of the most experienced and respected local operators Kawthar Bin Sulayem, the company guarantees…
If I Ran F1: Jerry Priddle
Jerry Priddle has worked in Canadian motorsports for 30 years. He handled PR and marketing for the Toronto and Vancouver Indys during the CART era and the Grand Prix of Canada in the early 1990s. He was part of the…
We can learn a lot from Hollywood
2014 was a spectacular motorsport season. The arrival of hybrid engines in F1, a thrilling duel between the Formula 1 world championship contenders Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton, a spectacular WEC season which saw Porsche’s return and Toyota’s first triumph,…
We are a completely new product
Different Formula, new phenomenon, but will we have same old games? Let’s find out by sitting down for a chat with Lars Stegelmann, who is the Global Head of Commercial at FIA’s new Formula E racing category. Mr. Stegelmann, Formula…
“That’s an experience you can’t buy!”
More than once I’ve heard hospitality guests of a Formula 1 event say something like “that’s an experience you can’t buy!” Indeed there are few things that compare with the quality and excitement of attending a Formula 1 race as…
The toothless ruler?
The toothless ruler: FIA President Jean Todt has an impressive record in motorsport to his name. However, he seems powerless in his battle for saving Formula 1. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! Jean Todt was born a doctor’s…
My Race Day: Laurence Cellario
Director of Incentive Concept, a marvellous Formula 1 hospitality company in Monaco, Laurence Cellario, gives us a taste of how her usual race day looks like. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! Waking up during a GP weekend is…
The Strategy Behind… being a partner of Ferrari
Shell has a truly impressive history of “fueling” Formula 1. Either it’s being a partner with Ferrari or the general involvement in the sport, this company is definitely a huge part of the circus. We have Kai-Uwe Witterstein, Global Sponsorship…
