On December 20, 1992, I was driving my Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale to a job interview in Phoenix. It was my day off and I was keen to make headway in my quest to move to the Valley of the...
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Mumtalakat to own McLaren
It looks like the Bahrain Sovereign Wealth Fund (Mumtalakat Holding Company) will purchase the rest of McLaren in the coming days. That means they will be the sole owner of McLaren, including it’s Formula One team. Sky Sports reports that...
Continue reading...New Shareholders in Alpine
The Alpine Formula One team has new shareholders as of today. US-based Otro Capital purchased 24% of the team for just over $218 million on Monday December 18. They joined RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments as new shareholders...
Continue reading...The Constructors, 2023
It was said that Frank Williams only cared about winning the Constructors’ title. After all this is how the teams are paid and it can affect a team’s valuation. Those payouts are significant too and every position matters. It is...
Continue reading...For Sale, One FW13B
Slightly used but a race-winning car. 6-speed Williams/Hewland transverse gearbox, Renault RS2 3.5L V10, and all the other original equipment. It comes in the original colors from the 1990 season too. But there is so much more to the car...
Continue reading...Team Valuations, 2023
A few months ago, Forbes published an article estimating the valuations of all ten Formula One teams. The TLDR of this article is that the value of all F1 teams has increased significantly in the past few years, making them...
Continue reading...Davide Brivio Leaving Alpine
Just when I was going to write a post of F1 team valuations, one team makes a change at the top. After just three seasons with Alpine, Davide Brivio is leaving them at the end of the year. He was...
Continue reading...FIA v. FOM, Round 1
Well, in less than 48 hours the stories about Toto and Susie Wolff being investigated by the FIA for alleged conflict of interest came and went. While the story had a short life and nothing came of it, I reckon...
Continue reading...Big, Bad Wolffs?
No sooner does the Formula One season end than a big story emerges about an investigation involving Toto and Susie Wolff. What is being alleged is a conflict of interest involving both of the Wolffs due to their positions within...
Continue reading...Failure to Launch?
Could the Las Vegas Grand Prix be over before it began? Don’t know but it looks like a strike could affect the event. According the The Judge 13: The Culinary and Bartenders Union, which represents 35,000 members across 18 properties,...
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