A new way to protect intellectual property in motorsport

No matter how fast the driver, or how accomplished the mechanics, it is what goes into the car that matters most in motorsport.

The trade secrets, the envelope-pushing innovations, the cutting-edge R&D – these are the factors that most reliably drive success on the track. And that means that making the most of intellectual property is essential for teams and suppliers…

True business value is not so tangible

Across the past 50 years, there has been a dramatic shift in the intrinsic value of business assets. Despite rising property prices for most of that period, the proportion of balance-sheet value accounted for by tangible fixed assets has plunged…