Garry Sloan, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

In The Pitlane: 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...

Red Bull Racing Team Consultant Dr Helmut Marko looks on in the garage

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...

In the Pitlane: Are Liberty Media on the right track?

The pandemic has taken its toll on Liberty Media’s finances with the announcement of a loss of $104m in the third quarter of 2020. In a statement, the company blamed the pandemic and also noted its payme... Read More...

In the Pitlane: AlphaTauri and 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 AlphaTauri team? The team was originally purchased in late 200... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Mr Dietrich Mateschitz will decide

Dr Helmet Marko and Christian Horner are always quoted as saying Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz will make the final decisions on all important issues regarding the teams. So, the first item in the 76... Read More...

In The Pitlane: 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 £1.3-billion refinancing package for Aston Martin. Lawrence who ha... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Haas desperate enough to go with two rookies?

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 ... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Good night Vietnam

The long-expected 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 rac... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Liberty Media takes back control in Brazil

The news again broke last week amid controversy that Formula 1 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 ... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s master plan

Both Daimler and Toto Wolff continue to issue statements proclaiming their respective commitments to the Mercedes F1 team and a future in the sport at the highest level. The German auto giant recently sa... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Chase Carey’s F1 Report Card

It has now been officially confirmed Chase Carey will leave his role as chairman and CEO of F1 with former Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali replacing him at the helm. So, how has Carey performed... Read More...

ros brawn, vladimir putin, bernie ecclestone

In the Pitlane: From Russia with Love

The Formula 1 circus arrives this week in the Olympic city of Sochi to complete the seven-year deal agreed back in 2010 between ex-ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone and President Vladimir Putin. For decades l... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Is Israel an option for Formula 1?

With the US acting as an intermediary, Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed back in August to work towards “normalisation” making it the third Arab nation to have full relations with Israel, after Egy... Read More...

Author Garry Sloan