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Sebastian Vettel on the new Ferrari: “The road is still long”
Yesterday was the first real day of testing for the new Ferrari SF16-H, and it marks the beginning of a busy development programme. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! In the morning, Ferrari ran some aerodynamic checks before continuing…
Complete driver line-up for the 2016 F1 season
With Pascal Wehrlein and Rio Haryanto joining Manor F1 for the upcoming Formula 1 season, the driver line-up is finally complete. Pascal enters the sport from DTM, winning the title with the Mercedes-Benz team HWA AG in 2015, and in…
My Fantasy F1 Team: Steve Madincea
Founder & Group Managing Director of PRISM, a respected international sports marketing, public relations and event management company that works with Formula 1 a lot, Mr Steve Madincea gives the Paddock magazine his exclusive and frankly quite extraordinary fantasy Formula…
Gossip Grip: February
By Kunal Shah and Mithila Mehta Renault’s choice of talent (Magnussen) over money (Maldonado) shocked not just Formula 1 fans, but also the team’s sponsors who were keen to exploit the excessive social media chatter that the sport’s iconic crasher…
Moving On Up: Yannick Mettler
We meet a passionate all-rounder of motorsports, Yannick Mettler, to discuss sponsorship and other struggles in the life of a racing driver. Full name: Yannick Mettler Date of birth: 26th of October 1989 Place of birth: Lucerne, Switzerland Nationality: Swiss…
Formula 1 and the American race fan
Although Formula 1 is the premiere form of racing in the world, it has yet to be embraced by the American race fan. There really is a simple way to go about this: the majority of local motorsport fans were…
The future of women in Formula 1
With Susie Wolff making the decision to retire from racing towards the end of 2015, I couldn’t help but notice there are very few women in Formula 1 that receive proper media coverage, if any at all. Susie is one of…
CEO of Baku GP: “It’s a modern circuit with a nod to F1’s past”
Paddock Magazine is joined today by Executive Director of Baku City Circuit, Mr Arif Rahimov, who speaks about the prospects of this new, anticipated and much talked-about Formula 1 European Grand Prix. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! What will be…
2016 Formula 1 driver salaries
There has been a lot of talks recently about driver salaries for the 2016 Formula 1 season. Here’s our list with approximate numbers that show what racers will be making this year: Rank Driver Team Salary per year in [icon type=”circle” size=”small” name=”gbp”]…
The tide definitely did turn…
Towards the end of 2014, in my feature called “The Tide is Turning“, I looked at the issues facing many talented young single-seater racing drivers trying to make their way to Formula 1. Many of these drivers were feeling pretty…
Doin’ it right. Not. McLaren’s sponsor approach
Click here to subscribe to our print edition! Sponsor exodus, dating back to Vodafone‘s demise as the title sponsor. A promised replacement for Vodafone that was never announced. Dennis unhappy with Tag Heuer‘s marketing approach at Monaco. Tag Heuer subsequently jumped…
A legacy of safety
By George Woods Baker | Ask almost anyone about what makes motor racing exciting to watch and they will inevitably tell you about the close calls between competitors on the track, often culminating in a spectacular crash. The more bits…
