Motorsports PR: Five steps to prepare for your first media interview as a young racer
Let me start with a question: You wouldn’t start a race without having walked the track, done the practice sessions, and set up your car, right? So why would you want to give an interview to the media without having practiced or even just prepared for it? As a race...
Running an F1 Media Center…
… is no walk in the park. Have you ever thought about what it takes before 20 F1 cars can take to any track? It is not just the equipment being sent to the race, and the drivers and teams turning up at the circuit. There is the setting up or preparing of the track and...
Women in motorsport: There is more than one way
There have always been female drivers in motorsport. However, their number is small compared to the many men who race cars. But when looking at women working in motorsport or at those simply passionate about the sport, the numbers grow considerably. Across all areas...
A lot of PR is taught at the university of life
Liz Brooks has been an integral part of motorsport for nearly two decades. The PR expert has worked with some of the biggest names in the sport: Eddie Jordan, Lotus and now Susie Wolff with the Formula E Team, ROKiT Venturi Racing to name but a few. In this interview...
Motorsport PR: How to find sponsors
Apart from talent and determination, there is another important element in every race driver’s career: a budget. Unless you have a big family fortune behind you or have won the lottery, the other option – particularly in the early stages of your career – is to find...
Motorsports Driver PR – 5 steps to get your communication strategy on track
As a race driver, you want to get the best results and move up on the motorsport series ladder. To do so, you might have a manager, a physio and, possibly even a lawyer. But PR, more often than not, is not high on the priority list of most drivers, and quite a few...