F1 chief defends blockbuster $700m Apple TV deal Sport Business Cadillac chief Dan Towriss has defended Formula 1’s blockbuster new $700m media rights deal with Apple. The tech giant, whose digital arm streams Major League Soccer, signed a five-year deal for the US rights from 2026 last week reported to be worth over £500m, gazumping an ESPN offer for $90m per season. But the agreement [...]
Formula 1 profits sustainable despite cap increase, says Mercedes team CFO Sport Business Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team CFO Russell Braithwaite on maintaining profitability in Formula 1 amid cost cap changes and how the team’s partnership with SAP will help. Formula 1’s cost cap has helped to herald a new era of profitability, with strict limits on spending allowing teams to generate a surplus from the sport’s explosion in [...]
Tommy Hilfiger joins Formula 1 grid with Cadillac Sport Business The newest team to the Formula 1 grid, Cadillac, have announced Tommy Hilfiger as a major partner. The Regent Street clothing brand has been synonymous with the Mercedes Formula 1 team but will join the American outfit ahead of their first season on the grid. The deal for the American apparel brand founded by its [...]
FIA and Formula 1 accept General Motors and Cadillac to 2026 grid March 7, 2025 Formula 1 and its governing body the FIA have approved Cadillac’s application to join the 2026 F1 grid. The move comes after their bid was approved for assessment in November following on from major governance changes at General Motors and Andretti. “The FIA and Formula 1 can confirm that, following the completion of their respective [...]
Cadillac Formula 1 team to follow Chelsea blueprint, say owners February 25, 2025 The Cadillac Formula 1 team will “apply the same transformative growth mindset” seen at sister outfit Chelsea FC as they gear up for their historic entry to the grid next year. Cadillac F1 are majority owned by TWG Global, the investment vehicle of Chelsea part-owner Mark Walter, a long-time business partner of the club’s chairman [...]