The departure of Bernie Ecclestone was a seismic shift in Formula 1’s history, yet the confirmation that one of his successors will step down at the end of this month barely registers.F1 has announced January will be Sean Bratches’ final month working in his role of managing director of commercial...

Formula 1 has confirmed its managing director of commercial operations Sean Bratches will step down from his role at the end of this month.As reported by RACER in October, Bratches steps back after three years in the role, during which he helped build a commercial group to develop the sport...

The departure of Formula 1’s managing director of commercial operations Sean Bratches is a point of concern for Circuit of The Americas as it looks to negotiate a new contract for the United States Grand Prix.COTA has been the home of the USGP since 2012, and is predicting the second-largest...

Formula 1 is set to have a new commercial structure as managing director of commercial operations Sean Bratches will leave his role at the end of this year.Bratches was part of the three-man management team tasked with leading F1 following the sport’s takeover by Liberty Media at the start of...

When you live in the UK, you often hear people talking about ‘trying to crack America’. Usually it relates to a musician, artist or other entertainment figure, but it’s equally true of what Formula 1 is attempting to achieve right now.Since purchasing the sport at the start of 2017, Liberty...

Formula 1 is in discussions over hosting a race in Marrakech as it targets adding a grand prix on the African continent in the near future.At present, F1 races in Europe, North America, South America and Asia, but has not hosted a race in Africa since the last South African...

Fernando Alonso’s claim that Formula 1 has become too predictable -- leading to him leaving the sport next season -- has been backed by the sport’s managing director of commercial operations Sean Bratches.Last week Alonso announced he will not race in F1 in 2019, the 37-year-old opting instead to seek...

Netflix will produce a Formula 1 docu-series of the 2018 season as part of a year-long collaboration, it has been announced.With a production team attending all races but largely focusing on ten specific events, Netflix has commissioned ten episodes that are scheduled to air in early 2019. Filming has already...

Formula 1 has announced it will no longer use 'Grid Girls' in the sport, starting from the upcoming 2018 season.In a statement released on Wednesday, F1 said it "will end the long-standing practice of using walk-on Grid Girls," in a move that will also apply to other race series taking...

Red Bull's Christian Horner believes some Formula 1 teams have been dealing with owners Liberty Media in the same way they previously did with Bernie Ecclestone – an approach he says is the wrong one.The completion of Liberty's takeover of F1 in January last year led to Ecclestone being moved...