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Sauber’s game plan

Posted on January 4, 2021January 10, 2021 by Garry Sloan
Sauber’s game plan

F1 commentators were surprised with the announcement that Mick Schumacher had signed for the Haas team instead of what was believed to be the better option of the Alfa Romeo team. Alfa Romeo team boss Frederic Vasseur said he was not sure why Ferrari has placed Mick Schumacher at rival Ferrari-powered Continue Reading

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Show me the money

Posted on December 14, 2020December 17, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Show me the money

McLaren Racing announced at last weekend’s Abu Dhabi race that they had agreed to sell a third of the company to a group of United States-based investors. MSP Sports Capital will inject £185m by the end of 2022 giving them a 15% stake rising to 33%. McLaren were delighted with Continue Reading

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Formula 1 and the Middle East

Posted on December 7, 2020December 14, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Formula 1 and the Middle East

As the F1 circus leaves Bahrain and heads to Abu Dhabi both countries with poor human rights records F1 tells the world where it stands in the Middle East. Chase Carey told CNN Sport, “I think we’re proud of our commitment to human rights. We are very proud of our partnership here Continue Reading

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Safety doesn’t happen by accident

Posted on November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Safety doesn’t happen by accident

In Bahrain, the F1 community witnessed the horrific crash of Romain Grosjean and at the same time what only can be described as some sort of miracle as Grosjean appeared from the flames into the brave hands of Dr Ian Roberts. Grosjean no stranger to a crash or two prophetically Continue Reading

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Alpha Tauri the road ahead

Posted on November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Alpha Tauri the road ahead

Last week’s column looked at the possibility of Dietrich Mateschitz selling the Red Bull team, leaving the question, what about the Scuderia Alpha Tauri team? The team was originally purchased in late 2005 from Minardi by ex F1 driver Gerhard Berger and Red Bull with the team changing its name Continue Reading

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Headaches piling up for Dietrich Mateschitz

Posted on November 9, 2020November 16, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Headaches piling up for Dietrich Mateschitz

Dr Helmet Marko and Christian Horner are always quoted as saying Red Bull owner Mr Mateschitz will make the final decisions on all the important issues. So, the first item in his in-tray is Honda’s departure from F1. Red Bull have stated their preferred option would be to take over Continue Reading

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Lawrence Stroll F1’s Rainmaker

Posted on November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Lawrence Stroll F1’s Rainmaker

Lawrence Stroll once again proves to be the consummate dealmaker with the announcement last week that Mercedes-AMG was involved in a new £1.3bn refinancing package for Aston Martin. Lawrence who had previously put together his Yew Tree consortium to purchase Aston Martin knew the company did not have enough cash Continue Reading

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Gene Hass to decide

Posted on October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Gene Hass to decide

Last week Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learned their services are no longer required by the Haas team. Grosjean told L’Equipe that team boss Guenther Steiner informed him that financially Haas needs two pay drivers. With that news, the rumour mill went into full speed with Sergio Perez, Mick Schumacher, Continue Reading

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Good night Vietnam

Posted on October 19, 2020October 20, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Good night Vietnam

The much-anticipated cancellation of the Vietnam 2020 race has struck another Covid-19 blow to Liberty Media’s finances. In an interview with the New York Times in 2018 after announcing Vietnam as a new race Chloe Targett-Adams, the sport’s global director of promoters and business relations (boy do they love their Continue Reading

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Liberty Media takes back control in Brazil

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 by Garry Sloan
Liberty Media takes back control in Brazil

The news broke last week amid controversy that F1 will move from Interlagos in Sao Paulo to a new purpose-built track on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. The construction of the new circuit would require the deforestation of the Camboatoa region with the felling of 200,000 trees something the Continue Reading

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