F1 schedule

TIMES. F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said, "If we had the chance, it would be easy to fill the calendar with 30 Grands Prix. It's not that I want to do 30 Grands ...

In his book, The Power of Playing Offense, Epstein takes a people-first approach to help leaders elevate purpose, performance and impact. Today’s SBJ Spotlight podcast features two interviews from this week’s SportTechie State of the Industry conference in New York. First up, NBPA Executive Director Tamika Tremaglio talks with SBJ’s Abe Madkour about how media and technology will be the keys to increasing revenue for NBA players and owners, and why it’s crucial to be more revealing about the personal and business lives of players. Driver rivalries are "central to the narrative of the show." F1 broadcaster and journalist Will Buxton, though, "remains on the fence" about whether an American driver would "necessarily impact Formula 1’s popularity." But after experiencing his own personal and career transformation, Epstein embarked on a mission to tackle a crisis of leadership. Drivers and team principals "feel it is important that Formula 1 finds a balance between welcoming the new and preserving the old" ( N.Y. TIMES, 4/22). F1 Dir of Media Rights & Content Creation Ian Holmes said that the producers "need to be mindful of his concerns" and that it was "important for teams and drivers to feel comfortable participating in the series." Red Bulldriver Max Verstappen has become the "only driver to refuse to be interviewed for the series" because he thought it "faked rivalries and exaggerated incidents." With three Grands Prix in the U.S., including one in Austin, the "next major hurdle" for F1 is a "return to Africa." A new deal to return to Kyalami, a circuit north of Johannesburg, is "close to being completed." F1 has "spoken with the producers of the show and the teams after Verstappen’s complaints." HIT SHOW: In N.Y., Luke Smith writes Netflix's "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" series has "been a hit for the sport, attracting droves of new fans by highlighting the personalities of the drivers inside the cockpit." This season there will be a record 23 races, with a new race in Miami in May. Next season, F1 will return to Las Vegas after a 41-year absence.