Important People
Most people, when they think of Formula 1 racing, think of the great drivers, the winners of races. But behind the drivers are many other great men and women who have made the sport what it is in its more than half a century of history. Here are the men and women - from team owners to car designers to promoters - who have left a mark at the pinnacle of motor racing.
Bernie Ecclestone Speaks
Bernie Ecclestone is the Formula One commercial promoter. He runs the business for the majority shareholder of the company, CVC Capital. He has been building up the business for more than 30 years, and working in it in one capacity or another since the first race, at Silverstone, in 1950. Brad Spurgeon spoke to him about his job and the F1 business.
Bernie Ecclestone is the Formula One commercial promoter. He runs the business for the majority shareholder of the company, CVC Capital. He has been building up the business for more than 30 years, and working in it in one capacity or another since the first race, at Silverstone, in 1950. Brad Spurgeon spoke to him about his job and the F1 business.
Frank Williams: Passionate F1 Racer
Frank Williams is the owner and director of Formula 1's third most successful team, Williams. He has worked in the sport since the late 1960s, but he started his current team in 1977 and went racing with it in 1978 and every years since. Williams dominated the series in the early to mid-1990s.
Frank Williams is the owner and director of Formula 1's third most successful team, Williams. He has worked in the sport since the late 1960s, but he started his current team in 1977 and went racing with it in 1978 and every years since. Williams dominated the series in the early to mid-1990s.
The People Who Made Formula 1
Apart from the legendary drivers, Formula 1 was made by a vast number of different kinds of people from every walk of life. The Grandprix.com web site has a good basic encyclopedia of the "other" people of F1 - i.e., not the drivers.
Apart from the legendary drivers, Formula 1 was made by a vast number of different kinds of people from every walk of life. The Grandprix.com web site has a good basic encyclopedia of the "other" people of F1 - i.e., not the drivers.