Garry Sloan, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

In the Pitlane: F1 races to Africa?

In his ongoing campaign to raise awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement, Lewis Hamilton has declared his desire for a race in Africa. In an interview with Mercedes sponsor Petronas when asked where... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Who will be taking a Stroll?

The tension mounts at Racing Point as the world of F1 waits with bated breath to find out if Vettel will sign for the team and who will walk the plank. Will Stroll Snr do the unthinkable and sack his son... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Hats off to Alonso

One of the unanswered questions of Fernando Alonso returning to F1 is how much will Renault pay him? Cash strapped Renault and Alonso are now living in the new world of Covid-19 and its economic conseque... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Vienna slice

The show eventually got on the road with the first race of the season held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg. Behind the scenes, there has been frantic lobbying by Helmut Marko head of Red Bull's driver ... Read More...

In the Pitlane: ROKiT Man

It all starts when the Williams F1 team announced that it was ending its partnership with sponsors ROKiT with immediate effect, although no specific reason was given at the time. "I can't go into detail ... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Time to be social

So as Covid-19 leaves a trail of human misery and economic ruin in its path an awful lot of people are getting upset that Lewis Hamilton is telling the world his opinion on everything from the environment, ... Read More...

In the Pitlane: China on the rise?

With the driver’s silly season in full swing one name has emerged as a possible Renault driver for 2021. Step forward the Chinese driver Guanyu Zhou, who currently drives in F2 for the UNI-Virtuosi team.... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Trouble in the Middle East

Formula 1 seems to have become involved in a long-running and acrimonious battle between sports channels operating out of the Middle East. On one side we have beIN Sports, a global network of sports chan... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Russian Roulette

Last week both Mercedes and Renault signalled their “clear intention” to continue in F1. Then came the shock announcement that the Williams team was effectively up for sale. There has been much written a... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Sign here please!

So, the driver's musical chairs continue with speculation rife of where Vettel and others are going in 2021. Behind the headlines the driver’s managers work to get the best deal for their clients but who ar... Read More...

In the Pitlane: DC to the rescue

As F1 enters arguably its most challenging time in its history the big question is does F1 have the right leadership? Liberty Media will have to navigate troubled waters over the next few months and at i... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Will Lewis move to Ferrari?

Lewis Hamilton recently gave an interesting interview with Steve Jones from Channel 4. When asked about a possible move to Ferrari Lewis ventured that part of the decision was what shape his future would ta... Read More...

In the pitlane: Saudi Arabia’s game plan

Is Saudi Arabia increasing its involvement in F1 with the latest developments revealing their true ambitions? Firstly, back in March we had the long-term global sponsorship deal from the state oil giant ... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Mexican Standoff

Could the Mexican Grand Prix become a permanent casualty due to the COVID-19 pandemic? The Formula 1 race is held at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and the circuit is owned by the Govern... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Stroll goes digging

So, Toto Wolff extends his spider's web of investments by acquiring a 4.7 percent stake in Aston Martin for £37m, although this will drop to just below one percent following a rights issue. Toto is claim... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Here come the billionaires

Was Zak Brown right when he warned recently that Formula 1 could lose four teams due to the current crisis gripping the sport? Well undoubtedly the sport is, in Zak’s words, “in a very fragile state”, bu... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Would there be any good news from Liberty’s downfall?

As the world grapples with the coronavirus there much has been much speculation written about Liberty Media’s finances. No one knows the eventual impact on any business large or small and Liberty Media are ... Read More...

In the Pitlane: What if Flavio had taken over?

So, it has recently been announced that Flavio Briatore is starting a political party called Il Movimento del Fare which translates freely into ‘The party for the doers.’ For Briatore to move into the world... Read More...

Author Garry Sloan