Crypto deals in sport up 20 per cent to over £400m May 28, 2025 Sponsorship of sports organisations by crypto brands has increased by 20 per cent to over £400m with football driving new business, new research shows. The $565m spent by the blockchain-anchored organisations in the past season is closing in on the 2022-23 peak, when $685m was spent (£508m), according to SportQuake data. Nearly two thirds – [...]
Sunday Times Rich List sport: Beckham, Ratcliffe, West Ham United May 16, 2025 A host of Premier League football club owners dominate the sporting names in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List. Both current and former owners of some of the Premier League’s biggest club make the annual fortune list. Newcastle United co-owners the Reuben brothers and Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe each make the top 10, [...]
Full -Throttle Corporate Experiences at F1 Drive – London May 14, 2025 Are you looking for a unique and exhilarating corporate experience in London? F1® DRIVE – London offers motorsport enthusiasts an unparalleled opportunity to step into the high speed world of Formula 1. This unique attraction combines cutting-edge technology with thrilling karting experiences, bringing your team closer to the action like never before. Located beneath the [...]
Nearly $200m spent by online trading brands on sport sponsorship this season May 12, 2025 Online trading brand sponsorship in sport has edged towards $200m, industry research released on Monday morning suggests. A total of $183m was spent across sport during the 2024/25 sporting season, according to SportQuake’s newest Marketplaces report. Robinhood, Swissquote and eToro rank as the largest three sport sponsorship spenders while 20 different sports are represented across [...]
Lewis Hamilton insists Ferrari move hasn’t turned sour after Miami spats May 5, 2025 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, [...]
Formula 1 doesn’t need fourth US race, says Miami Grand Prix boss April 30, 2025 Formula 1 chiefs should resist further cashing in on the sport’s growth in the US and adding a fourth American race to the calendar, says the boss of this week’s Miami Grand Prix. The explosion in interest, credited in large part to Netflix show Drive To Survive, has seen the sport’s Colorado-based owners, Liberty Media, [...]
F1: Williams Racing go luxury with Carl Friedrik collection April 17, 2025 Formula 1 team Williams Racing have unveiled their highly anticipated collection with British premium travel goods firm Carl Friedrik. The collection has been launched online ahead of this weekend’s Formula 1 grand prix in Saudi Arabia. The three-piece collection – a hard shell cabin suitcase, backpack and luggage tag – is indicative of the shift [...]
Top FIA official resigns over ‘breakdown in governance standards’ April 10, 2025 Deputy president for sport at the FIA, Robert Reid, has resigned from his role over “a fundamental breakdown in governance standards within motorsport’s global governing body”. Reid was a close ally of FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem but the duo have not seen eye to eye of late. The motorsporting body and Ben Sulayem have [...]
Zak Brown admits cynically using Red Bull F1 Horner investigation April 2, 2025 McLaren team principal Zak Brown has admitted to cynically using Red Bull’s 2024 investigation of Christian Horner to destabilise their Formula 1 rivals. Horner was accused of sending inappropriate messages to a Red Bull colleague, something he denied and was cleared of by an independent investigation last year. The news played a part in the [...]