I have been hosting our guests at F1 Winter Tests for over 12 years now. For me the F1 Winter Tests are absolutely one of my most favourite events to attend. I think It has something to offer every type of F1 fan, and to my mind should be on every fans “must-do” list! Let’s […]
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This month our spotlight feature pretty much picked itself. He’s been the most successful British motorsport driver for some years, but 2 weeks ago he became a seven-time Formula 1 World Champion, matching the legendary Michael Schumacher, and officially becoming the most successful racing driver ever! Our spotlight feature for this month is Lewis Hamilton [...]
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We hosted the second edition of our Torque Shop series on Wednesday 18th November. We were joined by Louise Goodman who asked the questions to Jamie Chadwick, Jade Edwards, and Esmee Hawkey. If you would like to watch the webcast again or missed it on the day then here it is! Thanks to our sponsors [...]
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Graham Hill will always be remembered for his dapper Gentleman Racer persona he so effortlessly presented both at the track an also in the media. However, under that amiable exterior was the heart of a true swashbuckling racer who to this day is the only motor racing driver to achieve the Triple Crown of Motorsport [...]
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This week the father of modern Formula 1 celebrated his 90th birthday. Love him or loath him, Bernie Ecclestone can undoubtedly be credited with making Formula 1 what it is today. From a sport fought out by a bunch of amateurs usually from the European upper classes, he transformed Formula 1 into a multi-billion-dollar global [...]
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Today in our occasional series on Great Formula 1 drives, we’re focusing on not one, but two of the best from Nigel Mansell. To be fair we just could choose between them so decided to feature them both. The 1991 British Grand Prix By 1991 Nigel Mansell had become the darling of British Motorsport fans [...]
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This month’s Spotlight feature focuses on one of motorsports most popular personalities. Today 10th October he celebrates his 97th birthday, so we all raise a glass and say happy birthday to Murray Walker. Graeme Murray Walker, OBE hasn’t graced our screens on a regular basis for some years now, but he still commands huge affection [...]
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Prior to his appointment as CEO of the Formula One Group in 2017, Chase Carey held key roles at a number of broadcasting organisations with Fox and News Corporation. Over his career he has built a reputation for taking on control of brands and building their profiles and audiences. His reputation was such that before [...]
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So, there will be a changing of the guard at the top of the Blue Riband of motorsport making it an all ex-Ferrari team at the top of Formula 1 and the FIA. Stefano Domenicali joins the F1 senior management as President and CEO in January replacing Chase Carey who moves into a non-executive chairman [...]
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In part 2 of our focus on Le Mans we look at 1970 through to this years race. Le Mans entered the 1970’s with a mixture of optimism in the form of technological advancements and the looming clouds of the 70’s oil crisis. The cars were achieving such speeds that it was considered dangerous for [...]
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