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How to crowdfund an F1 team
You’ve probably heard about Project Brabham, and if you didn’t, we’re sure you will. It’s a bold new approach for racing that makes motorsport more accessible, more transparent and more engaging to fans. Above all this, it allows a team…
BIG time for BIC
Over the last 10 years, Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) has made the transition from being the first regional venue to host major international motorsport events to becoming one of the most established and valuable circuits on the FIA Formula 1…
Formula 1 2014 sponsorship roundup
A roundup of sponsorship: the 2014 season brought both good news and tough challenges for the sponsorship scene. It was great to see Martini back in Formula 1, but now there is pressure to eliminate alcohol sponsorships. Senior sponsorship execs…
The world he created
Bernard Charles Ecclestone has risen from a wannabe racer to Formula 1’s chief manager. But now it seems as if he is running out of road. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! To most people Bernie Ecclestone is not…
Money, Egos & Speed: The tide is turning
The tide is turning: I recently watched a most enjoyable programme on the Sky F1 channel. It was Brunswick Film’s “Review of the 1971 F1 World Championship” and what amazing memories it brought back, watching so many famous names battling…
Five Ways To… run an incredible race
KHP is an integrated marketing communications agency that specialises in motorsport, in particular Formula 1, developing and implementing strategic concepts for some of the world’s most famous brands, races and teams. The agency has pioneered many of the ways that people…
If I Ran F1: Jay Beever
When we approached Jay Beever, Vice President, Interior Design and Brand Imaging of Embraer Executive Jets about the “If I Ran F1” feature, we thought we would get the usual: thoughts on how Jay would run the whole sport if…
Formula 1 fans in America – should sponsors target them?
As we just passed the US Grand Prix, it might be very useful to have a look at the profile of American Formula 1 fans and compare that to fans from other global regions. Yes, there are a lot of…
Five Ways To… maximise your F1 sponsorship
The captain of GP Management, mister Jonny Dodge, gives us five tips on how to get the absolute maximum from your Formula 1 sponsorship. Unique hospitality Diversify what hospitality you offer – the greater need to impress guests means more creative…
No loitering, begging or soliciting allowed
Formula 1 is in a deep crisis. With two teams collapsing and the midfielders threatening to boycott the series, the grid is left with just 18 cars at the end of the 2014 season. A sad record for a sport…
Money, Egos & Speed – Focused strategies
In last year’s October edition of the Paddock magazine, I described what an amazing event the Goodwood Revival has become. Living literally a few hundred meters from the boundary fence of the Goodwood circuit, it was no hardship to head…
At the pinnacle of the pinnacle
No living soul could argue that Yas Marina Circuit is the United Arab Emirates’ most exciting sporting and entertainment venue. Located on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, the circuit is the home of the FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND…
