Garry Sloan, Author at GRAND PRIX 247

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...

In The Pitlane: Ferrari dream turning into a nightmare

After a long wait Ferrari owned circuit Mugello will host a Formula 1 race, the 2020 Pirelli Gran Premio Della Toscana Ferrari 1000. For the Scuderia to celebrate their 1000the race in F1 at their own tr... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Pirelli under pressure

With the Formula 1 season now in full swing, tyre supplier Pirelli is feeling the heat in the aftermath of tyre failure saga at the British Grand Prix, and now they are under-fire for dulling the show in Be... Read More...

Who are new Williams owners Dorilton Capital?

Formula 1 discovered William's fate when it was announced last Friday the team had been sold to the relatively small American private equity firm Dorilton Capital. The deal according to Williams valued t... Read More...

In The Pitlane: Lawrence Stroll gets very angry

Lawrence Stroll, a man who rarely makes a public comment, stood in front of the camera at Silverstone and gave a performance that almost scared the living daylights out of the paddock - in a nutshell: the C... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Formula E Unplugged

Following a five-month lockdown Formula E returned with six races in nine days at Berlin’s Tempelhof track. So, should Formula 1 be worried about Formula E? Well, the short answer is yes and no. Formu... Read More...

In the Pitlane: Zak Brown, deal-maker

In the week McLaren announced Gulf Oil as a new sponsor the team also came in for criticism for its deal with British American Tobacco and their “a better tomorrow” campaign. Well, with the deal being wo... Read More...

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 consequences... 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...

Author Garry Sloan