Formula 1 set for Africa return after 40 years with Rwanda race Sport Business Formula 1 will return to Africa for the first time in 40 years after the sport signed a 10-year deal with Rwanda. The East African nation will join the Formula 1 calendar in the early 2030s with a purpose-built circuit in Bugesera, south of capital Kigali. Rwanda has beaten the likes of South Africa to [...]
Nascar eyes US military bases as venues for UK race in ‘Operation Overseas Trojan Horse’ Sport Business United States military bases in the UK could stage Nascar races as the American motor sport moves towards international expansion. The North American series – which is being challenged domestically by the increased presence of Formula 1 – has only ever ventured out of the US for point-scoring races in neighbouring Canada and Mexico. But [...]
Tottenham Hotspur lose another senior off-field figure Sport Business Tottenham Hotspur have lost another senior off-field figure after the club’s chief revenue officer jumped ship to MotoGP. Ryan Norys joined the Premier League club after stints with Serie A side Roma and Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers but is leaving to become chief commercial officer at the motorbike series after four years. It’s [...]
Five tracks that could host Formula 1 in coming years August 18, 2026 Any country that is any country wants to be part of a coveted club, to be a host of a Formula 1 race weekend. The 2026 season would have seen 21 countries sharing 24 races – altered to 23 races in 20 countries due to the conflict in Iran – meaning a smidge over 10 [...]
Inside Formula 1’s £10,000 hospitality ticket on the back of a moving lorry August 11, 2026 Formula 1 is expanding the roll-out of a £10,000-per-head hospitality experience which allows VIPs to dine on the track aboard a “travelling dining room”. The Out Lap kicked off in Spa before the summer break but will continue in Zandvoort, Monza and Madrid after a sell-out in Belgium as part of the mega-deal between Formula [...]
Will Formula 1 need to refund sponsors for cancelled Middle East races? August 2, 2026 Anna Sowerby dissects what happens with sponsorship agreements when events, such as Formula 1 Grands Prix, are cancelled As we enjoy yet another blockbuster summer of sport, the current global landscape is a stark reminder of just how quickly situations can change and put events at risk of being cancelled. The obvious example being the [...]
Formula 1’s governing body wants more races in China and Asia July 3, 2026 Formula 1’s governing body has insisted it wants more races in China and Asia as part of a Far East pivot ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) told City AM that Asia had become a key growth market for the not-for-profit motorsport governing body, which this [...]
Formula 1 worth £12bn to UK economy as Silverstone rakes in £100m July 2, 2026 Formula 1 boosts the UK economy by £12bn every year, according to new figures revealed ahead of this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The wider impact in the UK of the elite motor racing series – 10 of whose 11 teams are headquartered in the country or have operational bases on these shores – [...]
Silverstone safe amid MotoGP calendar shake-up, chiefs insist June 25, 2026 MotoGP chiefs have insisted their Silverstone race is safe despite plans for a drastic shake-up to the motorsport’s calendar. After signing a major deal with the five manufacturers – akin to Formula 1’s governing Concorde Agreement – which formalises the commercial framework across the sport until 2031, MotoGP will now look to grow an organisation [...]
MotoGP and manufacturers sign first Formula 1-style Concorde agreement June 19, 2026 MotoGP and its five manufacturers have today signed a first-of-its-kind partnership that mimics Formula 1’s famous Concorde agreement. The two-wheeled motorsporting discipline, owned by Formula 1 parent Liberty Media, this morning agreed what they have called a “defining” agreement between themselves and the five bike manufacturers – Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, KTM and Yamaha – in [...]