Tottenham Hotspur sign 15-year partnership with Formula 1, strengthening US links February 28, 2023 Formula 1 and Tottenham Hotspur chiefs are building an electric karting track under the Premier League club’s stadium as part of a new long-term partnership. The facility, due to open this summer, will be London’s longest indoor track and the first electric karting circuit in the world to be housed in a sports stadium. Tottenham’s [...]
F1 cars ranked: City A.M. rate 2023 Formula 1 cars from best to worst February 24, 2023 Formula 1 has been able to captivate new audiences thanks to a number of smart marketing deployments. But when push comes to shove, many pick their favourite F1 cars on looks alone – like some do with horse racing and names. We tasked the City A.M. office to pick their favourite and least favourite cars [...]
Drive to Survive review: Is it time Formula 1 docu-series sees red flag? February 23, 2023 In years gone by, Drive to Survive, Formula 1’s fly-on-the-wall series, was added to Netflix viewers’ watchlists weeks if not months before hitting the streaming platform. But a preview of this series, which is released worldwide on Friday, raises the question as to whether it is worth bothering tuning in this year at all. It [...]
Saudi Arabia wants its own Formula 1 team, says country’s motorsport chief February 20, 2023 Saudi Arabia’s motorsport chief has entertained the idea of a Formula 1 team owned by the Middle Eastern Kingdom in the future. Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, chairman Saudi Motorsport Company, said the commercial history between the country and Formula 1 lends itself to the country owning a team. “We have a lot of [...]
Lewis Hamilton: ‘Nothing will stop me speaking my mind in F1’ February 16, 2023 Lewis Hamilton has said he will continue to speak his mind despite a ban on Formula 1 drivers’ free speech in the upcoming season. Formula 1 governing body the FIA have said that they will clarify the rule but it currently prohibits “personal, religious and political statements” without written consent. Hamilton has been at the [...]
Castore co-founder Tom Beahon on shelving IPO plans, bucking the Brexit trend by expanding in Europe, and the Andy Murray-backed sports brand’s first shoe launch February 15, 2023 At a time when Brexit has caused some British businesses to retreat from Europe, fast-growing premium sportswear brand Castore is eager to buck the trend. The company, founded by former City boys Tom and Phil Beahon and which counts Andy Murray among its investors, has opened a distribution centre in the Netherlands and is increasingly [...]
Norris says he has patience to deal with potential McLaren F1 issues February 13, 2023 Formula 1 driver Lando Norris has insisted he has the patience to stick with McLaren despite some suggesting his car will not challenge for wins this season. The Briton is into his fifth year with the Papaya team but is yet to win on the Formula 1 circuit. “I have the patience to wait out [...]
Formula 1: McLaren launch challenger for 2023 F1 season, the MCL60 February 13, 2023 McLaren have unveiled their MCL60 F1 car which will challenge in the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Mohammed Ben Sulayem to take step back from Formula 1 February 8, 2023 Under-fire motorsport boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem has said he will step back from day-to-day involvement with Formula 1. The Emirati, who has been president of governing body the FIA since the end of 2021, said in a letter to team bosses reported by Sky Sports: “My stated objective was to be a non-executive president via recruitment [...]
Ed Warner: Cricket has a membership dilemma January 19, 2023 English cricket is braced to be declared institutionally racist. The results of an independent inquiry are imminent. The England and Wales Cricket Board is corralling the boards of the 18 first-class counties to prepare their statements of contrition. Quite what the hundred thousand-plus members of said counties will think is another matter, though. All but [...]