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QuintEvents is America’s most prominent sports hospitality company and it is proud to count Formula 1 among their most important partnerships. Doing business as Grand Prix Experiences, they are an Official Global Distributor for the Formula One Paddock Clubs at…

My Fantasy F1 Team: Paul Hembery

Pirelli’s main Formula 1 man, mister Paul Hembery, gives the Paddock magazine his fantasy set. The drivers: James Hunt and Ken Block Does this pairing even need an introduction? James Hunt represented everything that was cool about the 1970s, probably…

A grid with a fine line

I have been working in the motoring industry long enough to accept that I am part of a minority. Cars have always been a speciality and passion of men and in all likelihood, they always will be.   It is…

My Race Day: Carlo Boutagy

The founder of F1 FanZone, Carlo Boutagy, shares his usual Formula 1 race day schedule with the Paddock magazine.   No two races are the same for me but as the home of the most established F1 FanZone event, Abu…

Battling the legacy

McLaren and Honda are united again. Expectations are high. Problems are numerous. Life is busy for racing director Eric Boullier.   In their first partnership from 1988 till 1992, McLaren Honda won four drivers’ and four constructors’ championships. The team…

Five Ways To… enjoy Formula 1

There are many ways of experiencing Formula 1 races around the world, and everyone will have their own feelings and memories about it. Here are five favourites of Martin Whitaker, Managing Director of Sportique88: On a shoe string – British Grand…

Thanks for the memories!

If asked to describe how good or bad a racing driver I’d been, I think I’d fall back on that rather overworked school report phraseology: “He made good use of what little talent he possessed, but with more application could…

The Formula 1 dream gets tougher

With rule changes for the Super License 2016 onwards, a debate over talent versus money, and a huge talent pool in Europe and elsewhere, the route to Formula 1 is only getting tougher for young aspiring drivers worldwide.   The…

Rear-view mirror revolution

Everybody agrees that Formula 1 needs a revolution to stop decreasing fan numbers and shrinking global television audiences. But in an effort to cure the sport, Formula 1’s doctors pull out prescriptions for pills from the past. Is the 1000bhp-racing…

If I Ran F1: Mark Blundell

Founder & CEO of MB Partners, former F1 driver, Le Mans 24 winner, IndyCar winner and former ITV F1 TV Presenter Mark Blundell gives us a taste of how would the Formula 1 world look like if he ran it.…

Moving On Up: Jono Lester

Paddock magazine catches up with Jono Lester, a very promising driver from New Zealand!   What was your very first experience of motor racing? I attended my first race just three weeks after I was born when my father Richard…

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