Jan Stovicek

FIA World Motor Sport Council member and ex-FIM Board of Directors member

1 - Early Childhood Memory? Favourite Drivers? Favourite Motorsport Disciplines?

2 - You’ve got a Legal background - What inspired you to go down the Attorney/Legal Counsel rule

3 - What does a day in the life of Jan Stovicek look like in terms of your responsibilities and duties with the fia? You chaired the first FIA-FIM COMMITTEE MEETING earlier this - you could tell us more about the these two federations coming together?

4 - Challenges - What’s the hardest part of role? What would you like to see in the long term? You’ve also raced yourself in GT3 series! How did this opportunity come about?

5 - Andretti Global successfully passed the first test to become a new team - some rigorous scrunteering from the fia to make sure they qualify and have the resources to be sustainable in the sport - Could you give us insight into why some of teams are reluctant to have them join? Mohammad Ben Suleym said F1 needs more teams and less races… would you agree with his statement?

6 - how beneficial would it be for a new team to be granted an entry for younger drivers to get opportunities/even a full time female driver (Jessica Hawkins Aston Martin )

7 - Another big topic of the weekend that came up was driver safety in relation to extremely hot ambient temperatures which required drivers to seek further help from the medical centres after. What considerations to organisations like the FIA take to ensure the conditions are safe for the drivers and what makes do you envision being taken in light of the events?

8 - Mohamed Ben Suleym - Your friends with the president of the FIA - what is Ben like as a friend and as a colleague? What makes him the right person for the huge position he has?

9 - Fantasy Hotlap -> pick a driver and circuit

10 - Where can our followers find you?

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1. How would you introduce yourself to someone new?

2. Earliest motorsport memory/favourite driver growing up?

3. Tell us how you got into Motorsport? (What were you doing before!?)

4. You appear to have a gift for contextualising results in F1 history, but doesn't also take a lot of research/cramming?!

5. What is it like during a race? Where are you? What are you doing? Do you have a team?

6. Favourite F1 stat?

7. Where does your F1 memory get fuzzy? Particular dates? Levels of granularity eg. Strategies?

*taxi, Dinner, avoid*

8. F1 news: social media stats appear to be down. What do you attribute that to?

9. F1 news: Andretti approved by FIA. Favourite Andretti stat? What do you make of the news?

10. F1 news: Sergeant renewal. Wholesome in what feels like a cut throat world. We're you surprised?

11. Advice for those who aspire to work in F1?

12. Pineapple and pizza/socials/last word.

1 - Earliest Motorsport Memories? Motivation to study Sports Management from College/Uni? How powerful is sport? What made hockey your favourite sport to play as a kid?

2 - How pivotal was your earliest work experiences in corporate sales to the role you have now? What were the biggest challenges or moments of resistance you had to push against to see the result you aspired to achieve? What does Time Management mean to you, and what advice would you give your younger self to help manage it?

3 -Business and Sponsorship - you’ve worked with Formula 1 over the past 12 years - how has the landscape and following for the sport evolved over time? Tell our audience what a weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix looks like and what are the key elements of focus in your job, months in the build up to the event?

4 - What’s in the art of being persistent? Could you give us a story about a time you turned a decline/No into inspiration for a much bigger idea?

5 - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve charm - We’ve seen huge companies like Salesforce and Heineken take an interest in sponsoring the Grand Prix - what is it that attracts sponsors to this particular event? How critical are the sponsors in the longevity of holding these races? Does the government/state have any hand in funding the events?

6 - Entertainment in Sports - to keep fans engaged there’s a huge emphasis on the entertainment value of those global events. Liberty media said they want the F1 season to be 25 super bowls - but how important is it to find the balance in generating entertainment for the fans and upholding the meritocratic values of the sport? (Even through times of dominance like we’ve seen this year with RB)

7 - How has F1 changed the landscape of sporting/tourism events in Canada? For someone who’s never been to a Grand Prix weekend before how would you describe the vibe? The Montreal GP retains legacy and firm space on the Calendar - What contributions would you say your team take credit in achieving?

8 - The Paddock Club - Recently interviewed the ex director of the paddock club Kate Beavan who gave us great insight into its inception, when you think of the paddock club what moment with the sponsors/fans always sticks with you, and how is data provided by digital experts transposed into new ideas? Are there any examples you could give us?

9 - Saturday Night Live - you have to organise a festival night where you’ll pick one F1 driver and one music artist to come out and make an appearance… who are you choosing?

10 - What advice would you give to next generation of stars that wish to embark on your adventure? What’s the next chapter for Ryan McCallum once you move on from...

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1 - Intro

2 - qualified as a lawyer and shortly after began working for Tom Walkinshaw who bought the Arrows team. How did that happen and what made drove you take on the opportunity at the time?

3 - In 2003 Bernie Ecclestone asked you to work for him. How would you describe Bernie? What’s he like as a character? Did he have a particular vision of the type of business marketing opportunities he was interested in F1 being linked to at the time?

4 - Your remit was very broad, you worked various high profile deals and commercial opportunities (intellectual property law), licensing, theme parks/F1 in cinemas. Which partnership/commercial business deal excited you the most?

5 - What academic skills from your legal background do you feel made the role easier?

6 - Progression, Director of Formula One Paddock Club - What was so attractive to you about the hospitality business? What changes were you able to creatively influence and implement to add the experience? What is the Formula One Paddock Club?

7 - How has the Paddock Club evolved?

The Paddock Club has been going for over 30 years. F1 was the first modern sport that understood the need and potential for premium, high-end hospitality. What changed radically in the last decade is how you deliver what the client wants. The key selling point of most hospitality used to be fine dining and a great location. In less than 10 years that has changed and now it’s all about the experience. You can no longer distinguish your offering with great food. Now what everyone wants are rich and meaningful experiences. We have had to turn that whole concept of hospitality on its head.

8 - Liberty Media take over - what was it like when the ownership structure changed? How would you say liberties visions and core values differ from those of Bernie Ecclestone?

9 - What are your top 3 favourite Formula one Paddock Club venues/races? Could you share any funny stories or exciting moments with any famous celebrities

10 - What would you like to see? In terms of the future of the F1 Paddock Club + Future patnerships and business collaborations (E.g Tottenham Hotspur’s deal with F1 for a new Go Karting track)

Let's dive into the world of Motorsport and find what thermal engineers do. Meet F1 Ramy aka Ramitha Edirisinghe.

1. Intro - What were your earliest motorsport memories? What was the moment that clicked when you realised you wanted to become an engineer?

2 - You're an aero thermal engineer! For our listeners at home, could you explain what the role entails and how you ended up securing the role? Did you have any jobs or work experience that was similar to the role you have

3 - What are the biggest challenges to being an Aero Thermal engineer? How do you tackle heat management at circuits like Monza, Abu Dhabi? Or is it not compromising cooling for aerodynamic drag?

4 - With the additional wind tunnel time team such as Williams, what benefits does this give the team to trial and develop new parts?

5 - As an engineer on the Aero side, how much of an influence would you say the likes of Adrian Newey have had on F1 and Motorsports globally? Are there any designers that specifically inspired you?

6 - BMW Restoration project - you’re restoring a classic BMW! Tell us about this process? What made you choose this car particularly? Are you going to do a stance build with it, or is it more of original restoration?

7 - Time Attack - You’ve also competed in competitive time attack competitions! Could you explain in principle what a time attack is, and what emphasis there is on creating downforce on cars that have to find the balance between high-speed cornering and little drag?

8 - Advice - What advice would you give to kids and younger people who want to go into the engineering field you have? How do you find the motivation to remain resilient

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1 - Intro - What did you get up to at the weekend? Where did your motorsport engineering journey begin. Sometimes do you see not getting into uni to study law and instead going down the road to study Mathematics as a blessings in disguise?

2 - Breaking News - Daniel Ricciardo replaces Nyck De Vries! Are you surprised? Is the decision fair on Nyck? Can Daniel find it within himself to be the old winning Daniel when he was back at RB

3 - Insight into the life of a development engineer - you’ve worked on GT Cars, F1 Cars, Hypercars - what does the role entail? What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced in all of those experiences - Was there anything you would have done differently if you could go back in time?

4 - Taxi, Dinner Avoid? (F1 Engineer Edition)

5 - British Grand Prix Review -> Lando steals the show, is McLaren’s new pace genuine? Lewis’s development rule idea? Dani Ric and Mick Schumacher test new Pirelli compound designed for no tyre blankets, is this the right move?

6 - Women in Motorsport -> you worked in a pertinent role for the W Series, now we have the F1 Academy. Have these series done enough to promote women and give them opportunities in this industry? What could be done at an educational level to get more women of different backgrounds into motorsport in terms of STEM subjects.

7 - The Hannah Schmitz - Red Bull effect -> how important is it to have someone like Hannah propelling red bull to the success they’ve achieved? Was there anything she said to you from the encounter you had, that’s stuck with you?

8 - Upcoming projects? Where can our listeners find you? What advice would you give the the apprentices and kids looking to aspire to be like you?