Motorsport Law

NASCAR Legal Dispute Heats Up

NASCAR Legal Dispute

The NASCAR legal dispute is heating up as an injunction is requested and NASCAR responds. This is just one of a number of motorsport legal stories in a packed Business of Motorsport Roundup this week. I also have speculation on the future of the Andretti Global F1 bid, details on IMSA’s overflowing grid and the … Read more

Be Aware of Sponsorship Exclusivity When Signing a Contract

Sponsorship Exclusivity

Be aware of sponsorship exclusivity when signing a contract as a driver. Not sure what this means? You will find out in this week’s edition of The Business of Being a Race Driver. You will also find out about getting sponsorship for your sim racing, tips to price your sponsorship and a live webinar on … Read more

F1 Signs Massive 10 Year LVMH Sponsorship Deal

LVMH

Formula 1 has signed a massive 10-year sponsorship deal with LVMH and that was just one of three major Business of Motorsport stories that happened over the last week. In addition to the LVMH deal, Michael Andretti stepped back from an ownership role with his Andretti Global race team and 23XI Racing and Front Motorsports … Read more

IndyCar Announces Charter System

IndyCar

IndyCar has announced a charter system, and its effects are already being felt. Details are in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also have news on why the MotoGP Indian Grand Prix is not on the schedule for 2025, the latest motorsport sponsorship deals and partnerships and a roundup of the latest motorsport legal … Read more

Lessons on the Evolution of F1 Sponsorship – Part 2

F1 Sponsorship

Welcome to part two of a two-part series on the Evolution of F1 Sponsorship by aspiring Motorsport Lawyer, Anirban Aly Mandal. After evaluating stipulations regarding personal sponsors and racing overalls in part one, this article will focus on helmet designs and general sponsor expectations.  Helmet Design Apart from race suits, driver helmets are pretty important … Read more

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing HQ Raided by FBI

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing HQ

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has had their race shop raided by the FBI and this week in the Business of Motorsport Roundup you will find out why. I also have details on Toyota joining Supercars, the future of IndyCar and details on the evolution of F1 sponsorship. All this and the latest motorsport sponsorship and … Read more

Lessons on the Evolution of F1 Sponsorship – Part 1

F1 Sponsorship

Welcome to part one of a two-part series on Sponsorship in Motorsport titled Lessons on the Evolution of F1 Sponsorship by aspiring Motorsport Lawyer, Anirban Aly Mandal. Part one will focus on the stipulations regarding personal sponsors and racing overalls.   Sponsorship and sponsor engagement play a crucial role in modern motorsport. Formula One, being … Read more

Aston Martin F1 Sets Ambitious Goals

Aston Martin F1

Aston Martin F1 is setting ambitious goals with two major announcements this week and I have the details in this edition of the Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also have news on unrest amongst two NASCAR teams over the new charter agreement, Dale Coyne’s take on his IndyCar charter and the latest motorsport legal developments. … Read more

What Las Vegas Grand Prix Organizers Learned from 2023

Las Vegas Grand Prix

What Las Vegas Grand Prix organizers learned from the 2023 race is just part of this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. You will also get analysis of Dorna’s landmark MotoGP deal, who’s blaming who over stalled NASCAR charter negotiations and the latest team news and motorsport sponsorship developments plus much more. Motorsport Industry News Formula … Read more

Is Alpine F1 up for Sale? A Companies Law Perspective

Alpine F1 Nose Cone

There has been a lot of speculation with respect to Renault’s commitment to Formula 1 with their works Alpine F1 outfit. Recently, Renault shut down its Viry-Châtillon factory, marking at least the end of a works Renault engine deal with Alpine. This news came against the backdrop of reports that Alpine would enter into a … Read more

Legal Drama for Haas F1 at Dutch Grand Prix

Haas F1

The Haas Formula 1 team found itself embroiled in legal drama during last weekend’s Dutch Grand Prix, and I’ve got an overview of the situation. In other motorsport legal news, I’ll cover potential complications related to F1 and fossil fuel advertising, F1’s ongoing efforts to protect its IP rights against certain content creators, and a … Read more

Can an F1 Team Emulate the Valuation of the Dallas Cowboys?

Can an F1 Team Emulate the Valuation of the Dallas Cowboys?

This week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup will explore whether an F1 team can achieve a valuation similar to the recent $10 billion valuation of the Dallas Cowboys. I also have news on charter negotiations in both NASCAR and IndyCar, the future of the Supercars calendar and why the Stake F1 team must operate under a … Read more

The Prevalence of Multi-Year Contracts Among F1 Drivers Explained

Driver Contracts

The prevalence of multi-year contracts among F1 drivers is explained in this issue of the Business of Motorsport. You will also hear why Rwanda thinks they deserve F1, the likelihood of the World Rally Championship returning to America and how IMSA is moving beyond convergence. All this and much more. Motorsport Industry News Formula 1 … Read more

Liberty Media Under Antitrust Investigation Following Andretti Rejection

Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei

Liberty Media are under an antitrust investigation by the United States Department of Justice following their rejection of the Andretti F1 bid, and I have the details. Elsewhere in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup I have a legal analysis of George Russell’s exclusion from the Belgian Grand Prix, the business challenges facing NASCAR and … Read more

Picking up Rubber: Loophole or Policing Issue for the FIA? A 2024 Belgian GP Retrospective

Picking Up Rubber

Introduction The 2024 Belgian GP delivered a thrilling race, the experience only enriched by a strategic masterstroke pulled off by Mercedes’ George Russell from the cockpit of his W15 to win the Grand Prix. For the more legally inclined, the Stewards, post-race, sifted through the Sporting and Technical Regulations to deliver a verdict that would … Read more

MotoGP Goes Retro to Celebrate 75th Anniversary

MotoGP HRC Castrol

MotoGP has gone retro to celebrate their 75th anniversary and you will get a chance to see some of the retro liveries in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also have news on the turmoil at Alpine F1, the Rally di Roma Capitale’s WRC aspirations and how Michael Schumacher’s Benetton contract demonstrates the importance … Read more

CrowdStrike Global IT Outage Hits Motorsport

CrowdStrike Racing

The CrowdStrike global IT outage last week also affected motorsport and in the Business of Motorsport Roundup this week you will find out how. I also cover the executive turmoil at the Audi and Alpine F1 teams, the future of Formula E and a note of caution for those of you that claim your motorsport … Read more

Leadership Struggles Stir Trouble at Audi’s F1 Project

Audi's F1 Project

Leadership struggles have stirred trouble at Audi’s F1 project and in this week’s Business of Motorsport you will learn the details. I also have an opinion on how the “F1” film could be F1’s “Barbie moment”, the future of London’s Formula E E-Prix and NASCAR’s international expansion plans. All this plus the latest sponsorship deals … Read more

Anatomy of a Motorsport Sponsorship Deal

Anatomy of a Motorsport Sponsorship Deal

This week you will read about the anatomy of a motorsport sponsorship deal that details why the sponsor got involved and what they get out of it. I also have news about a possible return of Toyota to F1, the differences between owning an F1 and Indycar team and the latest motorsport sponsorship deals and … Read more

Demystifying Andretti Global’s Failed F1 Bid

Andretti Global

A deep dive demystifying Andretti Global’s failed F1 bid is just one of the topics covered in this week’s edition of the Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also look at how one race team was forced to withdraw from a series after the sanctioning body refused to approve their primary sponsor, the future of the … Read more