19. Charlie Whiting

Age 63 Occupation F1 Race Director, FIA Nationality English Position last year 18 A former chief mechanic with Bernie Ecclestone’s Brabham team, Charlie Whiting is the Race Director for Formula 1 and holds a number of other FIA-related roles. Following…
6. Ron Dennis CBE

Age 67 Occupation Chairman, McLaren Group Nationality English Position last year 5 Prior to Dennis’s arrival at McLaren in September 1980, the team was going through a particularly uncompetitive stint. The team had last won a Grand Prix with then…
50. Nico Rosberg
Age 30 Occupation Driver, Mercedes AMG Petronas Nationality German Position Last Year 54 Son of 1982 World Champion Keke, Nico started in karting at 11 and in 2002 won the German Formula BMW. At 17, he became the youngest person…
57. Michael H. Tomalin OBE

Age Unknown Occupation CEO, National Bank of Abu Dhabi Nationality British Position Last Year 63 With Michael Tomalin at the helm for over a decade, the National Bank of Abu Dhabi has reported an average year-on-year growth of 23%. It…
58. Roman Abramovich
Age 50 Occupation Russian business tycoon, owner of Chelsea FC Nationality Russian Position Last Year 65 It’s been a while coming as the Russian billionaire was known to have been interested in F1 for a while (his superyacht was a…
59. Kimi Raikonnen
Age 35 Occupation Driver, Scuderia Ferrari Nationality Finnish Position Last Year 64 Kimi joined McLaren Mercedes in 2002, and switched to Ferrari in 2007, becoming the highest paid driver in motorsport and rewarding that salary by securing the Drivers’ Championship.…
22. Vijay Mallya

Age 59 Occupation Owner and Founder, Force India Nationality Indian Position last year 22 Billionaire liquor tycoon Vijay Mallya is the founder of the Force India Formula 1 team. As chairman of United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, he has…
21. Peter Sauber

Age 71 Occupation Owner, Sauber Motorsports Nationality Swiss Position last year 21 The team faced financial ruin in 2009 when BMW announced it was leaving F1, but Sauber structured a deal which allowed him to retake control, following a high…
Moving On Up: Tania Mann

Paddock magazine catches up with Tania Mann, a very promising driver from Australia now based in the UK! Place of birth: Anglesea, Victoria, Australia Team: Varies depending on the series and car I’m racing in. Highlights: In 2012 I…
My Race Day: Jonny Dodge

Professional adventure seeker and the man behind GP Management, mister Jonny Dodge, gives us his usual Formula 1 race week schedule and calls it “My Monegasque Race Week”. Monday 9am – arrival into Monaco. For our biggest and most…




