Racy is not the word that springs to mind when thinking about Marks & Spencer, but the conservative, some would say staid, high street retailer has just signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Silverstone Circuit to become its Official Partner with a presence across Silverstone’s annual programme of events. According to an M&S spokesperson, “As a headline moment of the partnership, M&S will become an official event supporter of the Formula 1 Pirelli British Grand Prix, a pinnacle live moment in the motorsport calendar where up to 60,000 fans will gather each night at the M&S Stage for show-stopping performances from some of the world’s leading, chart-topping artists.”

M&S has also recently become the official travel kit partner of the Atlassian Williams F1 Team from 2026, designing and supplying the team’s travel and formal wardrobe. Racy stuff indeed!