About Grandprix.com

Inside F1, Inc. dates back to at the Japanese Grand Prix of 1994 when British freelance writer Joe Saward was discussing the US automotive magazines with American computer specialist Mark Karp. They concluded that the growth of electronic communications would create the opportunity for a fast Formula 1 news service for the United States of America which was at the time starved of good, up-to-the-minute news about Grand Prix racing.

The service, which was originally called Formula 1 Foreign Report, was launched at the end of January 1995. It was available to subscribers in the United States and Canada by e-mail, fax and conventional mail and was published every Monday morning. The newsletter even appeared on Christmas Day in 1995 and on New Year's Day in 1996. The readership grew steadily and soon included the decision-makers of American motorsport, including the top management of several large motor corporations, the regulatory bodies of the sport and the US companies involved in F1 sponsorship. In addition the readership included team bosses and drivers in CART, IRL and even in NASCAR, not to mention high profile F1 fans in the US such as talk show host and CART team owner David Letterman.

At the end of 1996 F1 Foreign Report won the International Automotive Media Award for the best newsletter related to the automotive industry.

In January 1997 the newsletter was rebranded Inside F1 and the business was developed to include different versions of the newsletter which were badged for companies interested in keeping their staff informed about the sport.

With the growth of the Internet, the management of Inside F1 began research into the logistics and economics of a global Internet site to include not only the in-depth news about the sport but also a complete database of F1 history and a massive archive of features, photographs and technical information.

In an effort to increase US interest in the sport, the company announced the Inside F1 Young Driver Award in January 2000. This scheme was designed to help American drivers on their way to Grand Prix racing.

The company now has offices in New York, France and Britain.