McLaren, Williams, Ferrari and Aston Martin take over London as F1 surges in popularity Sport Business On Sunday 6 July over 100,000 Formula 1 racing fans will descend on Silverstone for the British Grand Prix. This in itself is no surprise given the history and heritage that comes with the Northamptonshire track’s association with the highest level of motor racing in the world. But in a nod to the wider mass [...]
Driving a Ferrari Purosangue through sleepy St Mawes, Cornwall The Magazine Ah, Cornwall, the second home capital of England. Of course, the locals loathe the incoming hoards from West London and the home counties, breezing in for a few sunny weeks of the year with their 4x4s, yoga mats and Big Green Egg barbecues. Following the G7 summit held in Carbis Bay in 2021, an especially [...]
Lewis Hamilton insists Ferrari move hasn’t turned sour after Miami spats Sport Lewis Hamilton insists he has no problems with Ferrari or fellow driver Charles Leclerc but says he won’t apologise for spiky exchanges with the team during a frustrating Miami Grand Prix. The seven-time Formula 1 champion snapped at race engineers on the team radio as he waited for them to ask Leclerc to let him [...]
Hamilton wants ‘power seat at table’ amid FIA governance controversy May 2, 2025 Lewis Hamilton has said drivers can help in the governance of Formula 1 with “a power seat at the table”. The sport is facing discontent surrounding the leadership of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The Emirati has seen some of his top officials resign over governance standards, has been slammed by the Motorsport UK chair, [...]
Bull fight! Living the Lamborghini dream on the road and racetrack April 12, 2025 Ferruccio Lamborghini wasn’t a fan of motorsport. While Enzo Ferrari sold road cars primarily to bankroll racing teams, his rival on the opposite side of Modena saw things differently. Launching the Lamborghini Miura in 1966 – widely regarded as the world’s first supercar – Ferruccio said: “Every one I build [will be] like winning a [...]
Not even Hermès and Ferrari can escape the luxury sell-off April 7, 2025 Luxury companies across the board have seen a mass stock sell-off since April 2, affecting even the strongest brands. Hermès’ share price fell more than seven per cent in early trades on April 7, and has dropped more than 13 per cent since ‘Liberation Day’. The Birkin-maker was one of the few success stories of [...]
Former Scuderia Ferrari F1 manager loses €50m court claim March 31, 2025 Former manager of the Scuderia Ferrari F1 team Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has lost a €50m claim against wealth manager XY UK. The Montezemolo family alleged that XY UK and its owner Daniele Migani had provided “seriously flawed” financial advice to their affiliate companies between 2016 and 2020. But Mr Justice Jacobs refuted the claims [...]
Aston Martin dealt blow after Ferrari F1 team wins key court battle March 4, 2025 Aston Martin and design guru Adrian Newey have been dealt a blow after rivals Ferrari won a case to keep a key employee on gardening leave for half of the new Formula 1 season. Former Ferrari technical director Enrico Cardile left the Italian team to become the chief technical officer at Aston Martin last year, [...]
Ferrari merchandise sales soar 400% after Hamilton F1 move February 24, 2025 Ferrari merchandise sales have jumped nearly 400 per cent off the back of Lewis Hamilton’s move to Maranello for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Data shared with City AM demonstrates the huge global appeal the seven-time world champion enjoys with F1 fans. In the days following Ferrari’s 2025 season launch earlier this month, Ferrari merchandise [...]
Exclusive: Vowles hails ‘new era’ as Atlassian joins Williams Racing February 11, 2025 Williams principal James Vowles has hailed a new era for the Formula 1 team after signing a record partnership deal with software giant Atlassian. The agreement sees the historic outfit rebranded as Atlassian Williams Racing as they step up their efforts to return to the front of the grid in motorsport’s biggest series. It comes [...]