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Driver In Focus: Lewis Hamilton

It’s no surprise that this year Lewis Hamilton was at the epicentre of attention for almost the entire season – the very talented Brit proved he’s consistent and thorough in his path to a second Formula 1 World Champion title.…

How to crowdfund an F1 team

You’ve probably heard about Project Brabham, and if you didn’t, we’re sure you will. It’s a bold new approach for racing that makes motorsport more accessible, more transparent and more engaging to fans. Above all this, it allows a team…

Where Are They Now: Eddie Irvine

We take a glance at the career of Eddie Irvine, a British racing driver from Northern Ireland. He was the runner-up in the 1999 Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship, driving for Ferrari. He first drove in Formula 1 with the…

BIG time for BIC

Over the last 10 years, Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) has made the transition from being the first regional venue to host major international motorsport events to becoming one of the most established and valuable circuits on the FIA Formula 1…

Hunger for high-end racing

Hunger for racing: we sit down with Maria Serrat, Formula 1 Reporter at Movistar Fusión TV, to talk about how to talk about Formula 1.   The absolute musts What’s most important today in my work? Well, being quick, of…

Still up for grabs!

Still up for grabs: in 1992 Michael Schumacher raced to his first-ever podium finish, taking third place in what was to become the last ever Mexican Grand Prix – until 2015, of course. The car that took him there, the…

Formula 1 2014 sponsorship roundup

A roundup of sponsorship: the 2014 season brought both good news and tough challenges for the sponsorship scene. It was great to see Martini back in Formula 1, but now there is pressure to eliminate alcohol sponsorships. Senior sponsorship execs…

The world he created

Bernard Charles Ecclestone has risen from a wannabe racer to Formula 1’s chief manager. But now it seems as if he is running out of road.   To most people Bernie Ecclestone is not Formula 1’s chief promoter, to them,…

The Paddock Social Media Awards 2014

So… it was a relatively quiet season both on and off the track. The main talking points were how quiet the cars were, which of the Mercedes drivers would triumph, why Sebastian Vettel couldn’t beat his team-mate, why Sebastian Vettel…

If I Ran F1: Jay Beever

When we approached Jay Beever, Vice President, Interior Design and Brand Imaging of Embraer Executive Jets about the “If I Ran F1” feature, we thought we would get the usual: thoughts on how Jay would run the whole sport if…

Time for change

The 2014 silly season is one for the ages. There has been no official confirmation by any party, but it appears that Fernando Alonso is on his way to McLaren and will be replaced in Ferrari by arch-rival Sebastian Vettel.…

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