In a surprise move, Norman Howell, Formula One's director of communications, has stepped down. Howell, a thirty-year veteran of PR and communication strategies, and who reported directly to commercial boss Sean Bratches, was first recruited by Bernie Ecclestone in 2003, but subsequently left to become editor in chief of the Red Bulletin, the sports magazine owned by energy drinks giant Red Bull. In the 1990s McLaren F1 team in the 1990s he was appointed head of communications at McLaren. Along the way he has enjoyed a stint as communications director for FIA - attempting to fill the shoes once so eloquently worn by the legendary Richard Woods - as well as a similar role at UFC (the...
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