Classic and historic sports and racing car dealer Tom Hartley Jnr has been appointed by by Bernie Ecclestone to sell his collection of historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars. Ecclestone, 94, who was for decades the commercial rights holder of Formula 1, built up his collection of 69 historic Grand Prix and Formula 1 cars. The cars have been ...
Read More »Steve Young Blog: Data makes the difference
I attended a podcast recording last night for Autocar, where the two regular co-presenters, Steve Cropley and Matt Prior were joined by a special guest, Jonathan Palmer. Jonathan now owns and manages many of the UK racing circuits, a unique and superb driving experience centre, and now new locations in Navarra, Spain and Laon, France. However, having abandoned a medical ...
Read More »Vertu and Macklin renew F1 sponsorship on C4
Bristol Street Motors and Macklin Motors have renewed their sponsorship of Channel 4 coverage of F1. Channel 4 will once again offer viewers free to air tv coverage of the Formula 1 season, with Lewis Hamilton the favourite for another Formula One World Championship title and Max Verstappen and Valterri Bottas expected to challenge. The Bahrain Grand Prix was won yesterday by ...
Read More »Mansell dealership expands into former F1 drivers’ museum
The Nigel Mansell Museum, in St Helier, Jersey, has closed following the expansion of the business’ growing car dealership. Reported by the Jersey Evening Post, the museum features the ex-F1 drivers’ collection, which includes the Ferrari he drove during his win at the 1989 Brazilian Grand Prix and the Williams car he used over five victories in the 1991 world ...
Read More »Renault returns to Formula 1 in 2016
Renault is return to Formula 1 as a constructor after deciding gthat it is going to take over the Lotus F1 Team. It said that work continues on finalising the terms of the Lotus acquisition with the principal contracts signed on 3 December . “Renault had two options. To come back at 100% or leave. After a detailed study, I ...
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