Age 41 Occupation Racing Director, McLaren F1 Nationality French Position Last Year New Éric René Boullier (born 9 November 1973) is a French motor racing engineer and manager. He was the racing director of the McLaren F1 Team from 2014.…
Age 62 Occupation CEO of TAG Nationality French/Saudi Arabian Position last year 25 Mansour Ojjeh inherited control of the Techniques d’Avant Garde (TAG) investment company from his father. A lifelong interest in motor racing saw Ojjeh push for a title…
McLaren and Honda are united again. Expectations are high. Problems are numerous. Life is busy for racing director Eric Boullier. Click here to subscribe to our print edition! In their first partnership from 1988 till 1992, McLaren Honda won four drivers’…
That eternal equation – is the income greater than the outgo? It’s a timely question as we approach the new season, and sponsorship is certainly one of the main revenue streams for Formula 1 teams. Who has been successful in…
It’s no surprise that this year Lewis Hamilton was at the epicentre of attention for almost the entire season – the very talented Brit proved he’s consistent and thorough in his path to a second Formula 1 World Champion title.…
A roundup of sponsorship: the 2014 season brought both good news and tough challenges for the sponsorship scene. It was great to see Martini back in Formula 1, but now there is pressure to eliminate alcohol sponsorships. Senior sponsorship execs…
The 2014 silly season is one for the ages. There has been no official confirmation by any party, but it appears that Fernando Alonso is on his way to McLaren and will be replaced in Ferrari by arch-rival Sebastian Vettel.…
Many people in the Formula 1 paddock were saddened to hear of the passing of Emilio Botin, Chairman of Santander Bank. He was closely involved in Santander’s Formula 1 sponsorship program, which has provided significant results for the bank and…
Panos Seitanidis has been an F1 commentator on Greek TV for the past 12 seasons. In between duties in front of a microphone and as the Editor of a leading Greek motorsport website NewsAuto.gr, Panos gives the Paddock Magazine his…
Women are constantly moving forward in motorsports, and we are constantly coming back to this interesting topic. This time we sit down for a business talk with two impressive personalities – Elena Chatzikonstantinou, founder and CEO of THE CODE 20,…