Garry Sloan, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

In The Pit Lane: Is Lawrence Stroll cash strapped?

News broke last month that Lawrence Stroll was selling his Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant racetrack he owned since 2000, begging the question why is he unloading his toys? He has invested generously in the 2.65-m... Read More...

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In The Pit Lane: F1 bucking sponsorship trends?

In the COVID-19 world sports sponsorship has taken a pounding with a 23% contraction in the European sponsorship market. New research from the European Sponsorship Association and Nielsen Sport found the tot... Read More...

In The Pit Lane: Optimism required during 2021 F1 season

The 2021 season gets underway with a cracker but with it, all the uncertainty off the track in the COVID-19 world remains. Liberty Media may well have had a rebrand introducing a new logo and Formula 1 theme... Read More...

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In The Pit Lane: The question remains who owns Williams?

Back in August 2020, the Formula 1 world learned that the historic and much-loved Williams team had been sold to American private investment company Dorilton Capital for £135 million, thus ending Sir Frank Wi... Read More...

In The Pit Lane: Amazon on pole position in F1 content race

With the updated launch of F1 TV in 85 counties for the 2021 season recently announced the bidding war for Formula 1 content begins to take shape. Liberty Media’s long-term strategy is F1 TV which it hopes w... Read More...

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In The Pit Lane: Mateschitz makes the tough decisions

As Red Bull announces the formation of Red Bull Powertrains limited is all well in the Red Bull camp? Well on the engine front Helmut Marko summed it up when he told reporters in a video call, “the establish... Read More...

In The Pit Lane: Toto Wolff on the road to billionaire status

As the dust settles on the Lewis Hamilton contract pantomime it is worth remembering there was a delay in the resigning of Toto Wolff as team principal and CEO. The three-year deal signed in December no doub... Read More...

In The Pit Lane: Who is Dmitry Mazepin?

As Formula 1 digests the arrival of the Mazepin family the question remains, who is Dmitry Mazepin? Mazepin is often described as a Russian oligarch born in Belarus who made his fortune in the Russian chemic... Read More...

In The Pit Lane: Sir Lewis Hamilton’s Dilemma

So as speculation fills the vacuum that is Lewis Hamilton’s contract negotiations there may be one factor that has been overlooked. 2020 was the year Lewis decided to take a very vocal and public stand on so... Read More...

In the Pit Lane: Are big driver paydays history?

As the world of F1 awaits news of Lewis Hamilton’s contract signing speculation mounts over his alleged pay demands which has inevitably led to debates over driver’s salaries. When F1 finance monitor Busines... Read More...

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In The Pit Lane: United Arab Emirates Get the Chequebook Out

Formula 1’s troubles in Brazil continued with the announcement that the new deal to host the Brazilian race at the Interlagos circuit had been according to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo suspended by a... Read More...

In The Pit Lane: Lawrence Stroll does it again

Lawrence Stroll seals another deal with Cognizant the Fortune 500 IT services giant becoming the new title sponsor of the Aston Martin F1 team in a deal believed to be worth £20-£30-million per year. So, wha... Read More...

In The PitLane: Sauber’s Game Plan

Formula 1 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... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Lights, Camera, Action

At this time of year, it's good to kick back and watch some great TV and films including offerings from F1 and beyond. Here is a quick chronological guide to what is on offer: Starting with the 1972 document... Read More...

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In The Pitlane: Dr Helmut Marko’s year in quotes

As 2020 draws to a close it has been another ‘interesting’ year reading Dr Helmut Marko’s quotes so let's take a look at the highlights. On Red Bull prospects for the 2020 season: Marko came out all guns ... Read More...

In The Pitlane: 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 £185-million {$24... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Formula 1 and the Middle East

As the Formula 1 circus leaves Bahrain and heads to Abu Dhabi, both countries with poor human rights records, the sport lays out to the world where it stands on the Middle East. Chase Carey told CNN Spor... Read More...

In The Pitlane: 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... Read More...

Author Garry Sloan