As part of yesterday morning’s focus on driver development, Carlos Slim Domit gave delegates an insight into the philosophy behind the highly successful Escuderia Telmex programme, which inlcudes racers such as Sergio Pérez in F1 and Memo Rojas in Sports Cars.
One of the over-riding themes of the FIA Sport Conference 2015 in Mexico City has been the strength of fan engagement and access in motor sport in North and South America.
Yesterday saw the opening of FIA MotorEx 2015 at the Banamex Centre, with FIA President Jean Todt on hand to launch the industry-focused partner event of FIA Sport Conference.
FIA President Jean Todt yesterday opened FIA Sport Conference 2015 in Mexico City, by telling delegates that motor sport must address five key objectives as it plans for the future.
Motor sport must create more interesting content and provide better access to fans than rival sports in order to ensure it remains competitive in the current sports media environment.