Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
Inside Formula 1: Business. Lifestyle. Power.
Cars, cartoons and collaborations
Ahead of the release for DISNEY PIXAR’s movie Cars 3, models of Lightning McQueen and Jackson Storm had been present in the Formula 1 paddock over the course of the weekend at the British Grand Prix two months ago. What’s…
Enel: Pushing the green envelope
By Bunmi Ade | We spoke to Christopher Regan, Project Manager for Enel’s activities in Formula E, about their collaboration with the series and their ambitions for a fully green racing event. Since the inception of the all-electric racing…
Formula 1’s digital future
The importance of using social platforms and mobile apps is more than obvious nowadays, especially when it comes to attracting new fans, lovers or followers. Unfortunately, Formula 1 is still not having the best days considering the level of interest…
Q&A with Sophie Ogg, Williams F1’s head of communications
Today we welcome Sophie Ogg, Williams F1’s head of communications. She’s here to tell us about her work with the Formula 1 team and what her career in motorsport was like so far. Sophie, how did you become Williams…
How social is the sports media?
We have Iwan Llewelyn, Head of Digital at Soapbox London to tell us about the role of social media in the world of modern business and the specific sector of high-end motorsports. What role does social media play in…
My Fantasy F1 Team: Ercole Colombo
Ercole Colombo is one of the most well-known professional photographers of Formula 1, with a studio just a few hundred metres away from the Monza circuit. But, beyond everything, he watched and then photographed races, key moments, characters, technicians, drivers…
Luck is part of the game
Formula 1 is known to be a truly demanding sport, at least in a physical sense. However, in Baku this year we could see a good preparation to deal with tricky situations is crucial. And this season is testing the…
Q&A with the president of F1 Experiences
We sat down with Brian Ruede, the president of F1 Experiences at the British Grand Prix to give us an insight into his programme about how it all got started and where he plans to take it in the future.…
Force India’s Otmar Szafnauer: “We’re made up of racers who share the racer’s mentality”
We at Paddock magazine meet Otmar Szafnauer, who has been with Force India since 2009 and has played an integral role in the team’s improved performance since his arrival, with the team going on an upward path, finishing seventh in…
New Formula 1 deal: Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat
Formula 1 has stepped further into the realms of social media with the announcement they will be working with Snap Inc. who are behind the Snapchat platform. This is the first collaboration of its kind with a major digital and…
Grand Prix liveries by Tim Holmes
Liveries by Tim Holmes. He is a web and graphic designer by trade and has been interested in motorsport design ever since he was first introduced to live racing with the British Touring Cars in 2005 and, due to his background in…
The Strategy Behind… saving a company
It’s likely that many motorsport sponsorship-seekers will be targeting micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), businesses with an annual turnover not exceeding 50 million Euros and employing less than 250 personnel. So what’s the right recipe for doing that? Many…
