Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
The first one
Michael Schumacher’s first ever Formula 1 car, the Jordan 191 with a Ford engine, will be sold to raise money for charity. The car was given away by Eddie Jordan. Eddie Jordan has given two of his most popular cars…
If I Ran F1, I would steal from other sports!
Other sports have much to teach Formula 1. Let’s see what we might learn if we were to lift our petrol heads above the parapet that surrounds our strangely old-fashioned pastime. Scot Garrett, the Managing Partner at Pangaea Creative, believes…
How I Spend It: Jean-Christophe Babin
Jean-Christophe Babin is a graduate of the HEC Business School (Paris) and has dual French and Italian nationality. He started his career in 1983 in sales and marketing positions, successively at Procter & Gamble in France, and at Benckiser and…
Graham’s ride
Fresh to market Lotus 49B is to go under the hammer at the Bonhams Festival of Speed auction on 27 June. Paddock Magazine is all ears and eyes on this one. One of the most renowned of legendary Lotus…
Win-win scenarios
The company TW Steel, proudly Dutch, was always about obtaining a lifestyle and it stands unique amongst its rivals, concentrating exclusively on developing and leading the oversized watch market. Jordy Cobelens, CEO and co-owner of TW Steel, shows the Paddock…
Bahrain confidential
The Middle East has become a favoured home for sports-loving, sun-starved winter tourists. From the golf courses, tennis courts and racecourses of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, to the wadis and beaches of Oman, millions of Europeans flock to the region…
Reflecting innovation
Wider Yachts – a very active and all-around impressive yacht company, just introduced the new Wider 32’. It’s a stylish and compact vessel that keeps you ahead in the game and makes yachting absolutely perfect. Paddock magazine sails out with…
How I spend it: Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman of Hublot
What was your first job? How much did you earn? I worked on a farm when I was 13 years old and earned in those days $5 per hour. Later I worked in the Post Office and earned $20 per…
Executive Ofice, Jordy Cobelens – Ceo of TW Steel
Jordy Cobelens sits in his contemporary office at TW Steel HQ situated in Beverwijk, just outside of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. The company was founded in 2005 by Jordy Cobelens and his father, Ton Cobelens. They celebrated their 5th…
Test Drive – Ferrari F430 Scuderia
Special circuits deserve worthy road tests, so to coincide with Monaco we’ve plumped for an all-time great: the Ferrari F430 Scuderia. The fact that this model line was officially replaced by the all-new Ferrari 458 Italia last September is irrelevant…
Top 10: Highest F1 driver salaries ever
Highest F1 driver salaries ever: When it comes to big-money sports, the first one that springs to mind is probably football with even relatively obscure players able to command multi-million-pound earnings courtesy of club salaries, endorsement deals and performance bonuses.…
A welcome haven of relaxation
Take a walk through Monaco and you’ll experience a juxtaposition of images. The Russian oligarch, the somewhat trashy atmosphere of The Hotel de Paris, the emotional highs and lows of The Casino, the glitter that isn’t always gold in the…
