News Details

A salute to John Hogan - F1's original Marlboro man

Former Marlboro marketing boss John Hogan sadly died on Sunday at the age of 76 from complications due to COVID-19. As he led Philip Morris' foray into F1 in the early seventies and ensured its dominant presence in the sport thereafter, Hogan became one of Grand Prix racing's greatest power brokers. Marlboro became synonymous with motor racing as its brand's sponsorship, expertly managed by Hogan, funded teams - mainly McLaren and Ferrari - and shaped the careers of countless drivers over several decades. ©TheCahierArchive "John was a gentleman, a pioneer and a legend of motorsport and Formula 1," wrote McLaren boss Zak Brown on Twitter. "On a personal level he was a...
Full Story »
5y ago from F1i.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Leclerc: "It reminded me how dangerous racing...

Charles Leclerc, despite his young age, has already lost many important...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Leclerc grew through his losses: "Gave me a lot...

Charles Leclerc, despite his young age, has already lost many important...
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Mazepin uses sensors similar to lie detector tests in...

Formula 1 drivers are getting younger as they make their Formula 1 debut....
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Mazepin tries to control stress levels with lie...

Formula 1 drivers are getting younger as they make their Formula 1 debut....
5y ago from GPBlog.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Honda pinpoints potential ‘advantage' ahead of...

Honda technical director Romano Albesiano believes there is one specific...
23h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Toprak Razgatlioglu admits MotoGP adaptation...

Toprak Razgatlioglu has admitted that his adaptation to MotoGP feels...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg storms into Safari Rally Kenya lead

Kenya. Storms. Rain. Mud. With just two stages on Thursday’s itinerary,...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Sources on 'talks' as Arsenal battle with Man United...

Arsenal and Manchester United have both had some initial contacts over the...
28m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Chelsea plan ambitious transfer for Arsenal defender...

Chelsea are reportedly eyeing an ambitious move to sign Riccardo Calafiori...
28m ago from SportsKeeda.com

Man United rival Arsenal for Sandro Tonali and eye...

Manchester United are reportedly making Newcastle United midfielder Sandro...
3h ago from CaughtOffside.com

New twist as Man United join Arsenal in holding talks...

Manchester United are reportedly also in talks over a potential transfer...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Aston Martin suffer double...

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc bounced back... Read More »
1h ago from GPFans.com

F1 2026 Chinese Grand Prix – FP1 Results

George Russell set the pace in the only practice... Read More »
4h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Chinese Grand Prix - Sprint Qualifying results

Full results from Sprint qualifying for the... Read More »
58m ago from F1i.com

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.