
Formula 1 represents the pinnacle of auto racing. It emerged from the tradition of the Grand Prix in the early 20th century but the sport as we know it started after World War II, with open-wheeled cars, teams, drivers and sponsors of the highest caliber competing on road-courses around the globe. Today Formula 1 is experiencing unprecedented global growth, shifting from a niche motorsport into a mass entertainment juggernaut.
We’ll talk about the history and evolution of the sport and how the present-day players have transformed it and continue to shape it. Where do you hope to see Formula 1 in 20 years? Will the classic race-courses survive? Will the diversity of design, race-courses and drivers flourish? Or will it just become another packaged entertainment spectacle? Come prepared to share your own ideas!