Alfa Romeo Formula 1 simulator AB Dynamics booming as revenues hit £65.4m November 24, 2021 AB Dynamics, manufacturer of driving robots and simulators used by the Alfa Romeo Formula 1 team, has registered a 6 per cent increase in revenue, going up to £65.4m in the year ending 31 August. In the second half of the year, the company hit records in terms of order intake and cash generation, with [...]
Record £3.2bn in private equity deals for sports teams as funds target football, rugby and F1 November 22, 2021 The last twelve months saw a record £3.2bn of sports team acquisitions by private equity funds, almost treble last year’s total, as they targeted football, rugby and Formula 1 teams, according to new data shared with City A.M. this afternoon. Last year saw an all-time high of 11 PE purchases of stakes in sports teams [...]
Hamilton narrows the gap with silky Sunday drive in Qatar November 22, 2021 It may not be a location top of the list to entice the taste buds of humanitarians and fans alike, but Qatar is here to stay in F1, for the best part of the next decade, so we might as well get used to it. In its inaugural season as host, however, Qatar has given [...]
Three takeaways: Hamilton victorious in the Brazilian Grand Prix November 15, 2021 If yesterday’s Brazilian Grand Prix showed anything, it was that this title race really could come down to the final corner of the final race. A great start by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen gave him an early lead before a memorable Lewis Hamilton show handed the Mercedes driver victory, and cut the points deficit to [...]
‘F*** them all’: Lewis Hamilton delivers supreme recovery drive from last to fifth at Brazilian Grand Prix November 14, 2021 Lewis Hamilton declared his fading bid to win a record eighth championship is “not over yet” as he delivered a supreme recovery drive from last to fifth in Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Hamilton’s title tilt was dealt a major setback after he was excluded from Friday’s qualifying and thrown from first [...]
Lewis Hamilton’s championship dreams hanging by a thread as he risks being disqualified November 13, 2021 Lewis Hamilton’s championship dreams are hanging by a thread as he was facing the prospect of being thrown to the back of the grid for Saturday’s sprint race at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Two hours and 15 minutes after qualifying fastest at Interlagos, Hamilton’s Mercedes team were summoned to see the stewards following an alleged [...]
Formula 1 must remember fans as on-track rivalries bloom November 9, 2021 An injury-time score, a shot at goal in the red, a final-over victory. Whatever the occasion, sports fans love a tight affair. The 2005 Ashes, the 2018-19 Premier League title race, and now the 2021 Formula 1 drivers’ championship; it could really be that close. The closest intra-team championship in the last five years came [...]
Hamilton has history on his side in tight Formula 1 run-in October 25, 2021 Following a thrilling finish to the United States Grand Prix, in which Max Verstappen extended his Formula 1 championship lead over British rival Lewis Hamilton to 12 points, the next five races will define whether the Red Bull can put an end to Mercedes’ seven-year dominance of the sport. Next, the pair head south to [...]
They are at it again: F1 row widens as Max Verstappen calls Lewis Hamilton ‘a stupid idiot’ October 23, 2021 Racing giant Max Verstappen called his main rival Lewis Hamilton “a stupid idiot” as the championship rivals clashed in practice for the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton, who is six points behind Verstappen, overtook the Red Bull driver at the concluding left-hander in Friday’s second session in Austin. Verstappen temporarily ran off the track before [...]
McLaren interview: North America, NFT’s and Drive to Survive October 22, 2021 Spanning five continents and 17 time zones, Formula 1 is a truly global sport. But with the expansion of the calendar in recent seasons and the increasing presence in the digital and online space, F1 teams are taking special interest in one market in particular: North America. McLaren are a case in point. The English [...]