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Q&A with Mehul Kapadia of Tata Communications

Mehul Kapadia is Managing Director of Tata Communications’ Formula 1 operations, so it’s about time we invited him for a short chat.   What are your main responsibilities in terms of Formula 1’s business matters? There are two different, but…

Pirelli: Three more years of Formula 1

Pirelli will remain an exclusive tyre supplier to the FIA Formula One World Championship for three more years. The tyre manufacturer and the FIA have renewed their current contract, which will now extend from 2017 to 2019. We meet with…

Brembo Brake Facts 11 – Hungary

The hardest braking point on the Hungaroring lies ahead of turn 1. The Formula One drivers decelerate by 254 km/h in 1.56 seconds over just 144 metres. 2,453 kW of brake power are released in the process! The driver is…

The web age: Formula 1 blogs

Print media is dead. Long live print media! The last 25 years had an immense influence on the media landscape. The traditional newspapers nearly vanished, but in a way, print found a new home online. This month, I will be…

A refreshing start

At the Canadian Grand Prix of 2016, Formula One Group introduced their most exciting sponsor of recent times. Heineken, one of the worlds largest advertisers and the world’s best-selling beer, promises big things in terms of activation and fan engagement.…

The MotoGP camp

Being Managing Director at Dorna Sports, Pau Serracanta is responsible for MotoGP’s commercial affairs. And since the series have been celebrated for many different things in the past years, we decided to ask Pau a few relevant questions.   How…

Making sure your guests enjoy the Monaco GP

Shane Heminway is the Founder/CEO of Monaco Star Events and US Star Events, based in between Monaco and Austin for almost 30 years, providing Formula 1 race viewing, packages and experiences with unparalleled local knowledge, customer service and attention to…

Sauber’s blunders

After the demise of BMW at the end of 2009, Sauber faced an uphill battle for survival. But the team management, then led by founder Peter Sauber, were not only able to rescue the outfit, but also convert it into…

Writing the book on F1. Literally

David Hayhoe is a motorsport enthusiast since the early 1980s, having researched heavily into the sport’s history and statistics and compiled his own database. This materialised in the publication of his first Grand Prix Data Book in 1989. David has…

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