News Details

F1 negativity may have boosted sport, says chief

Interest in Formula 1 may have actually increased on the back of recent suggestions that the sport is in crisis, claims one of its leading figures. Martin Sorrell, a non-executive member of the F1 board, suggests that rather than criticisms of grand prix racing having been a turn-off, people have actually started paying more attention. In an interview with news agency the Associated Press, Sorrell said: "What's interesting is when sports are under pressure, it's a reverse psychology, people start to get more interested. "The more friction there is in the sport I think it actually in a perverse way becomes more interesting, rather than less interesting." Not all good Sorrell...
Full Story »
10y ago from Motorsport.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Hamilton: ‘I made the perfect choice tyre-wise’

Defending F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton won his home race, the British...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Thursday Press Conference 2015 British GP

Transcript of the Thursday Press Conference organised by the FIA for the...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

Todt: I don’t intend to change Bernie

Jean Todt has urged Bernie Ecclestone to keep quiet about formula one's...
10y ago from ThisIsF1.com

F1 day on SSN HQ!

Sky Sports News HQ will be warming up in style for this weekend's British...
10y ago from SkySports.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Joan Mir: ‘Everyone cannot sleep’ because of 2027...

Joan Mir suggested that rumours about the 2027 MotoGP rider market are...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Fermin Aldeguer to miss MotoGP season opener in...

Gresini Ducati has confirmed Fermin Aldeguer will miss the opening round...

Marco Bezzecchi satisfied with ‘smaller’...

Marco Bezzecchi admits the Aprilia bike has slightly improved “in all...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Romain Grosjean returns to IndyCar with full time seat...

Dale Coyne Racing has made public its plans for the 2026 IndyCar season,...
12h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Honda confirms early discussions for 2028 factory...

Honda, one of two engine manufacturers that supply IndyCar, has confirmed...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Takamoto Katsuta heads Toyota 1-2-3 in Rally Sweden

Takamoto Katsuta and Aaron Johnston lead Rally Sweden after Friday’s...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

8 goals in 11 starts: Arsenal, Chelsea & Man Utd...

Eli Junior Kroupi has been outstanding for Bournemouth since joining the...
9h ago from CaughtOffside.com

“Astonishing” attacker on Arsenal and Chelsea...

Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez is a target for Arsenal and Chelsea...
12h ago from CaughtOffside.com

National team manager 'optimistic' about Arsenal...

Spain manager Luis de la Fuente has spoken about Arsenal midfielder Mikel...
15h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Possible boost for Arsenal as Manchester City star...

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been charged by the Football...
14h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.