Sports Law

F1 Drivers Demand FIA Transparency

F1 Drivers Demand FIA Transparency

F1 drivers are demanding transparency from the FIA and this week you will see how a debate about swearing has just gotten a lot more interesting. I also have a look at Liberty Media’s plans for MotoGP, how Formula E moved their testing location in 72 hours and the latest on the NASCAR lawsuit with … Read more

IndyCar Wants To Race in Mexico Too

IndyCar Pato O'Ward Fans

IndyCar wants to race in Mexico just like NASCAR and Formula 1 and in this week’s edition of the Business of Motorsport, you will find out why. I also have analysis of whether the F1 cost cap is working, the latest on the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports lawsuit with NASCAR and are Las … Read more

How Taylor Swift Changed Formula 1

Taylor Swift

How Taylor Swift has changed Formula 1 is just one of the stories covered in this week’s Business of Motorsport. I also have news on where race drivers stand in the list of the 50 most marketable athletes, the costs of putting on the Grand Prix of Arlington and the latest motorsport sponsorship deals, partnership … Read more

NASCAR Engulfed In Their Own Spygate Affair

NASCAR

NASCAR has been engulfed in their very own “spygate” affair and in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup you will find out what it is all about. I also have news on the growing anti-trust pressure on Liberty Media, IndyCar’s Miami-style track in Texas and the latest FIA World Motorsport Council decisions. All this and … 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

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

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

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

Arbitration Panel Clears Haas F1 of Contract Breach with Uralkali

Haas F1

A Swiss arbitration panel has cleared Haas F1 of breaching their contract with Nikita Mazepin sponsor Uralkali but must refund the portion of the sponsor fee attributable to the time after the contract was lawfully terminated. This is just one of the cases covered in this week’s Motorsport Law Roundup as part of the Business … Read more

IndyCar Goes All in With Fox

IndyCar

IndyCar has gone all in with FOX as a broadcast partner and I have the details and analysis in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also have news on an iconic racetrack for sale, the latest sponsorship and team news and an intriguing look at potential anti-trust questions that Liberty Media may have to … Read more

Intense Negotiations Ongoing for F1 Concorde Agreement

FIA Place de la Concorde

Intense negotiations are ongoing for F1’s Concorde Agreement and this week’s Business of Motorsport will bring you up to speed. I also have news on the continuing debate over the future of the Monaco Grand Prix, Lola’s plans in Formula E and beyond, the future of Liberty and MotoGP and more motorsport-related legal news. All … Read more

Could F1-FIA Détente Revive Andretti’s F1 Aspirations?

Michael and Mario Andretti

Could the recently announced F1-FIA détente revive Michael Andretti’s F1 aspirations? That is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Business of Motorsport. I also cover the latest MotoGP calendar news, why the WRC is targeting America and how the Fair Use doctrine may come to the defense of Guenther Steiner. It’s all … Read more