Five Reasons To… get to Baku for the race.
By Natalia Panteleeva | There have been a number of changes in the calendar for 2020, but that should never stop you from attending a stage. I strongly advise you to buy tickets to Baku, and I surely have several…

Formula 1 is on fumes
In the earliest days of Formula 1 during the 1950s and 1960s, launching, funding and running a team was largely within the reach of anyone with the gumption to take it on. Drivers were literally putting their lives on the line…

Generating headlines
Generating headlines: if there’s one thing that Formula 1 doesn’t have a problem doing, it’s giving the world noteworthy headlines. We’ve had the action-packed season opener, a few dramatic races throughout 2016 and the shock of the news that there…
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. What will be “the face” of this Grand Prix…

Renault to return in 2016 as an F1 team
Ending all speculation about its exit from Formula 1 and its doubted future, Renault has announced that it will return to Formula 1 as a team in 2016. The French manufacturer was in talks with Lotus F1 Team and was…

A Mexican standoff
The final stretch of the 2015 Formula 1 season is here and the two Red Bull teams are still without a confirmed engine supplier. Predicting how this debacle would end is difficult, but we can at least analyse the actions…

Kicking and screaming
By George Woods Baker | Fans drive the numbers and never before has fan engagement been more critical to the life blood of Formula 1, a legacy sport playing catch-up in the fast-moving digital age we live in. Formula 1’s principal…

Gossip Grip: October
It’s that time of the year when the driver market is buzzing with rumours. But with many relevant cockpits confirmed for 2016, the engines are actually producing the most media smoke. “World’s most popular energy drink is seeking energy for…

Communist Formula
Tamás Rohonyi is a Hungary-born businessman and the promoter of the Brazilian Grand Prix. He is also a good friend of Bernie Ecclestone. No wonder that Mr Rohonyi had his own stake in the birth of the Hungarian Grand…

100 Most Influential People in Formula 1
Like in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, we proudly present “100 Most Influential People in Formula 1”. It’s our very own register of the most powerful and important people in the industry right now. Contributors: Caroline Reid, David Granger, Kipras Sumskas,…
20. Pasquale Lattuneddu
Age 50 Occupation Chief of Operations, Formula One Management (FOM) Nationality French Position last year 20 Bernie Ecclestone’s right-hand man and renowned in his role as “the paddock’s policeman”, Pasquale Lattuneddu is famous for his infamous attention to detail ensures…

52. Christoph Ammann
Age 53 Occupation Owner at CAM Holding GmbH, Grand Prix Tickets GmbH, CAM Security GmbH, Ring Promotion GmbH, CAM Travel GmbH Nationality Austrian Position Last Year 57 Having grown up less than half a kilometre away from the Österreichring, it…



