Formula One Features — September 1997

Around the middle of this Formula1 season, there occurred a quiet revolution that has passed with little comment.

All the podium ceremonies in Formula 1 are organized by French aristocrat Baron Gerald de Bar de la Garde de la Michardiere, who is employed by Paddy McNally's Allsport Management, which looks after many of the promotional activities on the periphery of Grand Prix racing.

Of the many millions of people around the world who follow Formula 1 motor racing, a tiny percentage are sufficiently inspired by it to pursue their technical interests into a career in the engineering side.