Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
41. Julian Jakobi
Age 64 Occupation Chairman of CSS Stellar Group Nationality English Position Last Year 45 He epitomised the phrase “middle-man”, working as an adviser for both Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna during a time when the two were at loggerheads,…
40. Hermann Tilke
Age 60 Occupation Director, Tilke GmbH Nationality German Position Last Year 44 A former touring car racer, Hermann Tilke has provided some of the most iconic racing circuits around the world thanks to a background in civil engineering and a…
31. Chris Aylett
Age Unknown Occupation Chief Executive, Motorsport Industry Association Nationality British Position Last Year 36 A former Roosevelt Scholar, Aylett began his career as a sportscar driver, eventually becoming a team owner and race promotor; while also building an international sporting…
29. Monisha Kaltenborn
Age 44 Occupation Team Principal, Sauber F1 Team Nationality Austrian Position Last Year 28 With a Masters in International Business Law the likeable and pragmatic Monisha was first employed by Sauber in the late 90’s to take charge of the…
24. Gerard Lopez
Age 43 Occupation Chairman and Team Principal of Lotus F1 Team Nationality Luxembourgian Position last year 26 Lopez is a founding partner of The Genii Group and Chairman of the Lotus F1 Team. A legal wrangle over the Lotus name…
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…
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…
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…
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…
