Business of Speed is the definitive, deep-dive into the money, power, and technology driving modern racing. We don't report the race, we pull back the curtain on the strategy behind it. This show treats global racing as the ultimate laboratory for competitive advantage, focusing on the high-level business decisions that shape the sports. We move past passive sponsorships to explore how teams, brands, and executives leverage racing for technology transfer, cultural relevance, and operational impact. This is where the C-suite goes to learn how to harness velocity into a sustainable business advantage.
35 episodes transcribedShow NotesIn the first live edition of Business of Speed, Vincenzo Landino and Lali Michelsen follow the money behind a busy week in racing.I...
Alwin Springer arrived in Toronto in 1965, planning to spend a couple of years before heading to the United States. He never really left raci...
Karun Chandhok reached Formula 1 without ever racing a go-kart, learned the business of the sport from Bernie Ecclestone, and watched the For...
Monaco delivered more off the track than on it. Vincenzo and Lali break down whether the race was actually worth watching, what Kimi Antonell...
ESPN senior F1 writer Nate Saunders joins Vincenzo and Lali for a candid look at the sport from inside the paddock. They dig into the 2026 re...
Alpine just sold its F1 title sponsorship to Gucci for a reported $150 million across three seasons. From 2027, the team will race as the Guc...
Robert Jakobi grew up with Ayrton Senna at the dinner table. His father ran IMG Europe and later left to manage Senna directly, so before Rob...
Magnus Walker — the Urban Outlaw — just auctioned off 18 of his most iconic Porsches through RM Sotheby's. No reserve. No hesitation. And wit...
Jamey is one of the most recognized photographers in global motorsport, 68 tracks deep, with clients across F1, IMSA, WEC, and IndyCar. What...
Justin Bell is a world championship-winning driver, the son of five-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell, a motorsport broadcaster, and someone who...
Tom Blomqvist has won the Rolex 24 at Daytona twice, claimed the IMSA DPI championship, and raced in DTM, Formula E, and IndyCar. He also bro...
In this episode, Vincenzo and Lali sit down with the founder of The Paddock Journal, the Substack-turned-physical-magazine bringing fashion,...
Shami Kalra had $10 left in his bank account, no food in the house, and a wife who told him she'd had enough. That Friday night, he designed...
Marshall Pruett spent nearly two decades as a crew member and race engineer before walking into a media center in 2005 with no credentials an...
Mike Buckley is the newly appointed Team Principal of the US SailGP team—and a former world champion sailor. In this episode, he breaks down...
Will Buxton spent 25 years in the Formula One paddock. Now he's at Fox Sports calling IndyCar — and he's here to tell you why.In this episode...
Mario Andretti shares his remarkable journey from an immigrant to one of the greatest race car drivers of all time. He reflects on his early...
