Who could be better than Sir Lewis Hamilton and Pharrell Williams to help reveal the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style”? The Formula One racer and Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director were front and center Wednesday morning at the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the official big reveal. The pair are also serving … Read more
POLE POSITION: Dior on Monday unveiled the first campaign images for its lifestyle capsule collection guest designed by Lewis Hamilton. It marks the British driver’s debut appearance in a Dior campaign, following the announcement in July that he was not only joining the ranks of the house’s ambassadors, but also collaborating with Kim Jones, artistic … Read more
Photo: Bryn Lennon – Formula 1 (Getty Images) Formula 1 isn’t immune to Friday’s global technology outage that ground airports to a halt and hampered most forms of commerce involving a computer operated by Windows. Cybersecurity giant Crowdstrike said that a faulty software update caused the mass calamity. Crowdstrike also has a massive presence in … Read more
Liberty, which has owned F1’s commercial rights since 2017, announced at the start of April that it had acquired an 86% ownership stake of Dorna Sports and MotoGP in a deal valued at €4.2 billion. Following this, MotoGP Dorna sporting director Carlos Ezpeleta said his organisation was “not ruling out” the possibly of subsequent future … Read more
SUSIE WOLFF has revealed that she has filed a criminal complaint against the FIA. The Scot, 41, was accused of exchanging confidential information with husband and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff in December last year. 3 Susie Wolff has launched a legal complaint against the FIACredit: Getty 3 Wolff, 41, was left appalled by allegations … Read more
SHINE ON: The Leopards, a group of U.K. jewelry industry figures, have spent the last eight years mentoring trainees in craft and design, teaming with The Prince’s Trust charity, and raising funds for emerging talent. Now they’re broadening their reach and looking to preach to an even younger crowd about the joys of jewelry-making. This … Read more
In Formula 1, there’s no bigger name than Lewis Hamilton. In many ways, Hamilton transcends the sport itself as a massive public figure in his own right. Hamilton is the sport’s first and only Black driver — currently tied with Michael Schumacher for seven-time world driver championships (WDC) — and boasts the record for the … Read more
The F1 community, particularly the fans, were in complete shock when it was announced last month that Lewis Hamilton has decided to leave Mercedes at the end of the season to join Scuderia Ferrari from 2025 onwards. However, it now seems as though it was a long time coming and some of the events that … Read more
ON THE RIGHT TRACK: Tommy Hilfiger is speeding up its collaborations with Formula 1 teams, which it has had since the ’90s. The PVH Corp.-owned company has joined forces with the F1 Academy, which has 15 drivers, to help advance young female drivers. A capstone of the deal is a sponsorship with leading racer Nerea … Read more
The 2024 Formula 1 season appears to be picking up where it left off, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen dominating the field by a large margin. The reigning Drivers’ World Champion looks to be in a good position to extend his winning streak to four titles in a row, but there is always the caveat … Read more
