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Baku on the map
Baku: the Formula 1 calendar of 2016 was an issue that triggered a lot of discussions. Now that it’s all clear about the venues, we examine one of them – Baku, Azerbaijan – with the help of Mark Hughes, who…
Tweaking the calendar
Last October saw Bernie Ecclestone and the government of Azerbaijan unveil the layout of the Baku Street Circuit, which will host the race called the European Grand Prix in 2016. At the World Motorsport Council meeting in Mexico last month,…
Five Ways To… draw Formula 1 cars.
Paolo cooperates with about 10 magazines all over the world – he supplies all these publications with articles and detailed technical drawings. In 1993, he also founded an industrial design firm called Multilinea. Since then, he’s been producing watches, bikes, means…
Social Networkers: July’s numbers
Each month we rank the Formula 1 teams by their followers on official pages of leading social networking sites. Here’s a look at July’s numbers: Facebook [icon type=”circle” size=”small” name=”e-facebook”] 1. Mercedes AMG Petronas 10,932,520 2. Infiniti Red Bull Racing 4,617,187…
Race Check-Up: Drama 2.0
Race Check-Up: Drama 2.0A refreshing podium after 69 laps of high-voltage drama is what the 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest delivered. So what was the plot of this exhilarating play? On a sunny day in Budapest, four-time World Champion…
15. Christian Horner
Age 41 Occupation Team Principal, Red Bull Racing Nationality English Position last year 12 Christian Horner was the youngest Team Principal in Formula 1 when Red Bull hired him in 2005. Noted for his diplomatic leadership style, a fact reinforced…
3. Dietrich Mateschitz
Age 70 Occupation Co-Founder Red Bull Nationality Austrian Position last year 4 From marketing man at a German cosmetics company to owner of the world’s biggest energy drink and a championship winning Formula 1 team. Red Bull revolutionised the way…
90. David Coulthard MBE
Age 44 Occupation Consultant Nationality British Position Last Year New David Coulthard, MBE, known as DC, is a retired British Formula 1 racing driver from Twynholm, Scotland. He was runner-up in the 2001 Formula One World Drivers’ Championship, driving for…
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.…
9. Dr Helmut Marko
Age 72 Occupation Red Bull Sporting Director Nationality Austrian Position last year 16 Dietrich Mateschitz’s right-hand man in Formula 1 and is widely-believed to be the real strategist behind Red Bull’s rise to prominence. He was a school friend of…
The raging bull
The raging Red Bull Sporting Director Helmut Marko is a motor racing legend and a Formula 1 specialist. But certainly not the paddock’s favourite. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! He is an absolute expert. But he is also…
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…
