Birmingham Post - Tag - formula one

Peter Sharkey: Cash concerns for Formula One teams - but not Red Bull

Birmingham Post — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:02:00 GMT

Despite its ready association with glamour, jean-clad film stars and oodles of money, the next two years promise to be exceptionally tight for Formula One.

Peter Sharkey: Ecclestone finds right formula for selling grand prix racing

Birmingham Post — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:00:00 GMT

The so-called gentrification of sport has created a widening strata of well-heeled sports fans, each keen to enjoy the action up close accompanied by a clutch of friends, and often a gaggle of hangers-on.

Peter Sharkey: Sky TV could take a stake in Formula 1

Birmingham Post — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Though purists despair at the Stalinist-style annihilation of almost all pre-1992 statistics and records, even the most curmudgeonly football fan couldn’t fail to be impressed with Sky’s unrivalled coverage of the beautiful game.

Peter Sharkey: Nervous times for the world's biggest sports

Birmingham Post — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:17:00 GMT

Rarely will a year-end have been celebrated with such collective gratitude and a new one welcomed with such immense hope.

Peter Sharkey: McLaren's F1 success boosts sales for MP4 supercar

Birmingham Post — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:17:00 GMT

An online trawl around eBay may seem an incongruous route to finding one of the world’s most sought-after cars, but hidden amongst various collectibles, rare books and miscellaneous cheap tat, it’s possible to happen upon the McLaren MP4-12C supercar.

Peter Sharkey: How Monaco landed 'the best Formula One deal on earth'

Birmingham Post — Fri, 27 May 2011 16:17:00 GMT

In 1971, the controversial film director Roman Polanski decamped with his film crew to Monaco to shoot a fly-on-the-wall docu-drama called Weekend of a Champion, based on the build-up to the world’s most prestigious Formula One fixture and its then most famous driver, Jackie Stewart.

Peter Sharkey: Formula One in danger of taking another wrong turn

Birmingham Post — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:27:00 GMT

Bernie Ecclestone’s willingness to apparently abdicate six years ago shocked many, but it ultimately resembled more of a Putin-style departure. Nothing of significance happens in Formula One without Bernie’s approval.

Gaming company Codemasters speeds back into black

Birmingham Post — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 07:03:00 GMT

A strong performance by games such as the Birmingham-made Formula One title helped Warwickshire gaming giant Codemasters swing back into profit last year.

Peter Sharkey: Formula One brings huge riches to host cities and nations

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 09:10:00 GMT

The 2011 Formula One season got off to a predictably cacophonous, ear-splitting start on Sunday, its noisy, hybrid machines careering around Melbourne’s 3.3-mile track as an estimated television audience of 600 million tuned in to watch Sebastian Vettel race to victory.

Peter Sharkey: Thinking outside the box is key to more revenues

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:10:00 GMT

While it often sounds a very glamorous occupation, most folk working in ‘sports marketing’ tend to undertake repetitive tasks, constantly doing things that have worked in the past.