News Summary

• The F1 paddock has grown in popularity in recent years, especially among the startup and venture crowd.
• F1 teams, once sponsored by major oil, tobacco, banks, and alcohol companies, have embraced the new railroad giants.
• The F1 team liveries this season — plastered with AI, cloud computing, and enterprise company logos — is a literal sign pointing to where the money is.
• In the paddock, CIOs and CISOs stand next to CEOs, and rooms are small enough for people to actually chat with each other.