Brembo brake facts: Austria
The hardest braking point on the Red Bull Ring lies just ahead of turn 2. The driver has to brake down hard, decelerating by 245 km/h over just 148 metres. 2,095 kW of power are released in the process.…

How I Spend It: Dany Bahar
Based in Modena, Italy, the historical home of sports car excellence, ARES was founded by pioneers in the international trade of luxury vehicles and visionaries of proven, award-winning super sports car design. Dany Bahar, CEO of the company, shares his…

Photo Racing 2.0
We are joined today by everyone’s favourite and our very own photographer-magician James Moy, to hear about the racing that’s going on behind the scenes of prestigious Formula 1 Grands Prix. The speed We now use camera kit that allows…
Out of the uncomfortable comfort zone
Hurrah! Thrilling racing. Faster cars. Higher revving. Louder engines. Formula 1’s Strategy Group has agreed on new regulations for 2017 to save the sport. And they are set up to fail. Again. One of the greatest hurdles to handle for…

The Marlboro man
Since Maurizio Arrivabene has taken the helm at Ferrari, the Scuderia is continuously reducing the gap to dominating Mercedes. What’s his secret? Until a few weeks before Ferrari dropped Marco Mattiacci, there were no visible signs the Scuderia’s team boss…

My Fantasy F1 Team: Brian Learst
Brian Learst brings an extensive background in the incentive and travel industries to the management team and as a principal of QuintEvents. From his roles as SVP with MMS and the CFO at World Travel Partners, Brian provides a strong…

Are we brave enough for a new approach?
I can’t recall a time when there was more criticism of Formula 1 than there is now. Everyone I speak to seems to have their own opinion of what’s going wrong, but only a handful of people seem able to…

Race Check-Up: A Rosbergian place?
Nico Rosberg won the Monaco Grand Prix for the third time while Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel followed him to second place, and the prince of Formula 1, Lewis Hamilton, finished third. What happened, really? And is Monte Carlo becoming a…

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,…

Money, Egos & Speed: Voices from the past
In March, I was invited to the launch of the Beaulieu Heritage Museum’s new motorsport exhibition. Spring is a great time to drive through the New Forest and so I gladly accepted the chance to once again visit what has…

In My Opinion: The spotlight
Lewis Hamilton fell under heavy criticism from fans and journalists over spraying a grid girl with champagne during the 2015 Chinese Grand Prix podium celebrations. The British driver was branded as “sexist” but he should have been congratulated. Hamilton’s action…

If I Ran F1: Marco Gadola
We are proud to have Marco Gadola, Professor at Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department of the Brescia University, to show us how things would look if he ran the whole sport of Formula 1. Marco has been a race engineer…



