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61. Professor Gerard Saillant
Age 70 Occupation President of the FIA Institute Nationality French Position Last Year 69 Professor Saillant is a specialist in sports medicine and is considered one of the greatest practitioners in orthopedics and traumatology in the world. Formerly Deputy President…
53. Adrian Newey OBE
Age 56 Occupation Chief Technical Officer, Red Bull Racing Nationality English Position Last Year 41 Newey managed to win a place at the Unviersity of Southampton where he met Ian Reed of March Engineering who offered him a draftsman’s job.…
60. Matteo Bonciani
Age Unknown Occupation F1 Head of Communications at FIA Nationality Italian Position Last Year 68 Appointed in December 2010, Matteo Bonciani was handed these responsibilities by FIA president Jean Todt himself, in a move which evolved beyond the structure of…
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: 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…
My Fantasy F1 Team: Hermann Tilke
Hermann Tilke, “the architect of F1”, is one of four designers recognised by the FIA yet has predominantly been the only one to be commissioned to create Formula 1 tracks. We at Paddock magazine are honoured to get the exclusive Mr Tilke’s…
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…
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…
Radio silence
I have been following Formula 1 for the better part of the last two decades and I am still surprised by the speed with which the pit radio rules in the sport were amended. In the weeks between the Italian…
My Race Day: Will Courtenay
Head of Race Strategy at Infiniti Red Bull Racing, Will Courtenay, shares his typical Formula 1 race day with us. 7:00am – I wake up, get straight out of bed and into the shower. We normally have breakfast at the…
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…
