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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As we look forward to 4pm today and the start of the delayed 2020 24 Hours of Le Mans we’re taking a brief look at the history of the race in a 2-part feature. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is widely recognised as the grandfather event of modern motor racing. The first race was [...]

For the first in a new occasional series focusing on motorsport dynasties, we reflect on  Mario Andretti, 80 years old this year, and the Andretti family’s history in racing. It all started with twin brothers Aldo and Mario Andretti who moved to the USA from their native Italy in 1955 and started racing on dirt [...]

Earlier this year we featured The Williams Team and their search for new ownership. In light of the news this week that they will be acquired by US based investment firm Dorilton Capital, we felt that it was timely to make the August 2020 Spotlight Feature all about the man whose name the team has [...]

For the third in our series of great drives in Formula 1, we focus on Michael Schmacher's 2nd place at the 1994 Spanish Grand Prix. The 1994 Formula 1 World Championship will forever be dominated by the events at Imola on 1st May of that year which changed the landscape of Formula 1 forever. The [...]