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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · 12h

Congratulations to Tom Ingram on winning his second BTCC Drivers’ title 👏

Our team was on the ground throughout the 2025 finale at Brands Hatch last weekend delivering a comprehensive comms/PR and content creation package to our client, the BTCC, as it crowned 6 champions 👑
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Tom Ingram Crowned Two-time BTCC Champion • BTCC

Team VERTU star clinches title at Brands Hatch

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · 1d

Diagonal client, the MIA, is gearing up to host CTS 2025 at the Silverstone Wing on 15-16 October! ⏰

Don't miss out on the chance to meet 100+ exhibitors, explore a selection of vehicle displays, and interact with industry leaders at Speakers' Corner 🎙️

Details below ⬇️
the-mia.com/event/MIACTS25

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · 6d

The Diagonal team is heading to Brands Hatch this weekend for the final event of the British Touring Car Championship season, where Tom Ingram and Ash Sutton will duel for the 2025 title 👑🏆

Check out the graphic below, which we designed as part of our TOCA Touring Car game-themed finale promotion 🎮

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · 14d

For my agency Diagonal Comms I interviewed the MIA’s Chris Aylett about the MIA (Motorsport Industry Association), the UK’s thriving ‘motorsport valley’, & why MIA CTS is such a superb event for anyone doing business in motorsport. Click below. (1/2)
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Matt Bishop Up to Speed with Motorsport Industry Association CEO, Chris Aylett

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · 19d

DIAGONAL DIARY📰

Diagonal MD, @thebishf1.bsky.social, recently sat down with the CEO of the Motorsport Industry Association (MIA), Chris Aylett, for the latest episode of our ‘Up to Speed’ interview series.

Come behind the scenes to learn more about the MIA 👇
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Diagonal Diary: Getting Up to Speed with the MIA’s Chris Aylett - Diagonal Comms

As we race towards the end of summer, it is now less than one month until the 2025 edition of CTS – the United Kingdom’s leading motorsport engineering and technology trade show hosted by Diagonal cli...

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · 23d

For the penultimate time in 2025, it's race week for our client, the BTCC 🏁

Our team will head to Silverstone to deliver a comprehensive comms, PR, and content creation package to the UK's premier motorsport championship - and look at the fights we have on our hands! 👇🤩
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Every Title Fight: BTCC Teams’ & Manufacturers’ Contest • BTCC

With the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship heading into its climactic final two weekends, multiple title fights are reaching fever pitch across

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Sep 4

As part of an ongoing comms/PR project, the Diagonal team recently accompanied Deagen Fairclough on his “dream come true” F1 debut with Aston Martin 🤩

We delivered photo/videography on the ground and later hosted a press conference with Deagen to attract widespread media coverage 🎙️

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Sep 2

DIAGONAL DIARY 📰

One week ago, it was announced that our client, the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, had signed Valtteri Bottas and Sergio 'Checo' Perez as its first-ever drivers 🏁

So what did the Diagonal Comms team get up to on announcement day? Find out below 👇
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Diagonal Diary: Cadillac F1’s big day, one week on - Diagonal Comms

This time last week, it was announced by our client, the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, which will be joining the F1 grid in 2026 as the sport’s 11th team, that it had signed Valtteri Bottas and Sergio ‘Che...

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · Sep 1

Fab #DriveOfTheMonth column in the new issue of #MotorSport, focusing on Jake Hill’s 2 #BTCC wins at Knockhill 2 weeks ago. The BTCC is a client of my comms, PR, social media, content creation & digital marketing agency Diagonal Comms - & this season, as ever, the racing is mega.

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Sep 1

Having promoted Tom Hartley Jnr's sale of the Mansour Ojjeh Collection in June, we helped Tom and his team announce last week that the stunning ensemble of McLaren road cars had been sold in its entirety 🤩

Read more in this article by Reuters below 👇
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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · Aug 26

Wearing my Diagonal Comms cap, I’ve just spent an enjoyable few hours at the Cadillac #F1 factory, co-hosting a staff address with exec engineer Pat Symonds (pic) then chairing a Zoom press conference with Graeme Lowdon, Valtteri Bottas, Checo Pérez & dozens of journalists. (1/2)

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Aug 15

DIAGONAL DIARY 📰

Last week, our team swapped four wheels for two as we ventured to Thruxton for Round 6 of the British Superbike Championship season with our client, ROKiT, to activate their wide and varied sponsorships.

Read all about what we got up to below 👇
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Diagonal Diary: Two wheels too - Diagonal Comms

Last week, the Diagonal Comms team travelled to Thruxton Circuit, the 2.37-mile (3.81 kilometres) blast through the Hampshire countryside that’s known for being one of the fastest venues in the United...

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Aug 12

Despite suffering a devastating fire that destroyed its product factory, stock warehouse, and race team last weekend, Power Maxed Racing confirms that it will be on the BTCC grid this weekend 👏

An incredible storyline and a testament to the strength of the BTCC community ❤️
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Power Maxed Racing To Run Two Cupras At Knockhill • BTCC

Motor Parts Direct with Power Maxed Racing will run two Cupras for Rounds 19, 20 and 21 of the 2025 Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Knockhill

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Aug 6

Chris Aylett talks reach, impact and size of the thriving UK Motorsport Industry 🎙️

Listen now to this 16-minute interview conducted by Global Auto Industry with Motorsport Industry Association CEO Aylett, which our team helped deliver for our client, the MIA 👇
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Reach, Impact and Size of the UK Motorsport Industry – GlobalAutoIndustry.com

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Aug 4

A busy weekend for our Diagonal Comms team at two UK race tracks comes to a close 😮‍💨

We were present at Croft and Silverstone delivering comprehensive PR, comms, and content creation packages to our clients, the British Touring Car Championship and ROKiT.

Full steam ahead this summer ✌️

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jul 18

DIAGONAL DIARY 📰

In anticipation of this year's Hungarian Grand Prix, the Hungaroring received a major upgrade, which we experienced early when we visited the track for our client, ROKiT 👀🏗️

Here's what the #F1 world can look forward to 👇
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Diagonal Diary: What Formula 1 can look forward to in Hungary - Diagonal Comms

Formula 1 hit the halfway point of the season two weeks ago at Silverstone Circuit, where McLaren’s Lando Norris took a maiden home victory in front of thousands of adoring fans and, for the very firs...

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jul 16

New to Diagonal Comms? Here is everything you need to know 👋📽️

From the story of our formation and central values, to a look at some of our projects so far and the services we deliver, learn more about Diagonal in our brand-new promotional video 👇
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Introducing Diagonal Comms | 2025 Promo Video

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jul 11

Wrapping up Round 4 of the GB3 season with our client, ROKiT ✅

We were on the ground at a freshly renovated Hungaroring last weekend, where ROKiT-sponsored Deagen Fairclough bagged another strong haul of points in his quest for the title.

The view through our lens 👇📸

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Matt Bishop 🏳️‍🌈 🏁 @thebishf1.bsky.social · Jul 4

I enjoyed being one of the panellists at the BlackBook Motorsport Summer Reception at Silverstone this afternoon, representing my comms/PR agency Diagonal Comms, alongside Cadillac #F1 team principal Graeme Lowdon, TWG COO Jill Gregory & BlackBook partner manager Tom Brown.

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jul 1

Our team visited Silverstone last week for our client, the Cadillac Formula 1 Team 🇺🇸🏎️

We brought over 20 journalists to the team's bustling Silverstone factory for an ultra-exclusive tour and a press conference with Team Principal, Graeme Lowdon.

Here are some BTS snaps 📸

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jun 30

Before round five of the BTCC season, our team organised for Un-Limited Motorsport's drivers, Nicolas Hamilton, Dexter Patterson, and Max Hall, to visit Leighton Hospital 🏥

You can learn more about what they got up to and the impact of the activation below ⬇️
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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jun 29

This evening, our client Tom Hartley Jnr announced that they have been selected for the sale of Mansour Ojjeh's extraordinary collection of 20 McLaren road cars 😍

We are proud to be working with them to promote the sale of this truly special ensemble of cars ✨

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jun 25

In conjunction, we amplified the press releases on the MIA's social media pages as part of a bespoke strategy.

Make sure to follow the MIA on Twitter/X, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn to keep up to date with all of their latest news 💪

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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jun 25

We shared the news via the press release below, which includes exclusive quotes from Peter and the CEO of the MIA, Chris Aylett 👇
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Diagonal Comms @diagonalcomms.bsky.social · Jun 25

Last night was the MIA's Summer Reception at the House of Lords 🥂

Our MD @thebishf1.bsky.social attended the prestigious event where Peter Digby, BRDC Chairman and former Xtrac President, was presented with the 2025 Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Motorsport Industry 🏆

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