Mark Boudreau

How F1 Drivers Use a Sim to Prepare for a New Track

F1 driver in a sim

How F1 drivers use a sim to prepare for a new track is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also link to an article on the power of mental imagery and simulators, show how a university sim racing club is introducing students to motorsport and give details on your … Read more

Which Radical Track Car is Right For You?

Radical track car

Which Radical track car is best for you? This week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup will help you decide. You will also find tips on racecraft in multi-class racing, the sensory challenges for neurodivergent drivers, mechanics and engineers when it comes to wearing a helmet and what the Japanese Magarigawa racetrack is like. Racecraft Tips … Read more

How To Deal With the Media Landscape

Media Landscape

In this week’s edition of The Business of Being a Race Driver, we dive deep into the art of navigating the media landscape—a crucial skill for any aspiring driver. Discover strategies to not just manage media interactions but to truly shine in the spotlight. Additionally, learn how to differentiate yourself from the competition, join a … Read more

How the Porsche Female Driver Program North America Supports Female Talent

Porsche Female Driver Program North America

How the Porsche Female Driver Program North America supports female racing talent is just one of the items featured in this week’s Driver Development Roundup. I also have an overview of what’s to come in Formula 4 and Formula Regional in 2025, how the Ligier European Series could eventually lead to Le Mans and Charlotte … Read more

Is NASCAR a Monopoly?

Front Row Motorsports

Is NASCAR a monopoly? That is a question that was recently debated, and you can listen to the debate in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also have the name of the new track for the Spanish Grand Prix, a look inside the Formula E offices and the latest motorsport sponsorship deals and partnerships. … Read more

Mercedes Unveils Sustainable Carbon Fibre in 2025 F1 Car

Sustainable carbon fibre in Mercedes F1W16

Mercedes is to use innovative sustainable carbon fibre composites for the first time in F1 on their 2025 car and this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup has the details. I also have details on a hydrogen forum for European teachers at this year’s 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, recycling in F1 and an off-road race truck concept … Read more

Max Verstappen Signs Sim Racer for New GT3 Team

Max Verstappen Racing

Max Verstappen has signed a sim racer to race for his new GT3 team and this week in the Sim Racing Roundup you will find out all about the program. I also have details on the F4 test for the winner of the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games F4 Esports category, how a mobile gamer went … Read more

F3 Drivers Getting Familiar With New Dallara F3 2025

Dallara F3 2025

F3 drivers have had a chance to sample the new Dallara F3 2025 and in this edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup you will find out what they think. I also have details on Formula E driver Lucas Di Grassi’s approach to finding the optimum racing line, how female physiology affect women’s chances … Read more

Determining Your Motorsport Budget

Motorsport Budget

Determining your motorsport budget is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Business of Being a Race Driver. You will also find tips on how smaller teams can approach larger brands, how to attract and keep sponsors and the power of social media and digital marketing in motorsports. Plus, much more! The Business … Read more

Diverse Experience Makes For Great Drivers

Diverse Experience

Diverse experience makes for great drivers according to Patrick Long and you will hear why in this week’s Driver Development Roundup. I also have advice on balancing business with racing, the latest driver development program news and why you need to act like a CEO. Becoming a Professional Race Driver As Enzo Mucci explains in … Read more

Motorsport UK’s David Richards Launches Scathing Attack on FIA

Motorsport UK's David Richards and Mohammed Ben Sulayem

Motorsport UK’s David Richards has launched a scathing attack on the FIA and in this week’s edition of the Business of Motorsport Roundup you will learn why. I also have details of Liberty Media’s Formula 1 financial results, NASCAR’s countersuit against Michael Jordan and how racing corvettes makes you a better lawyer. Motorsport Industry News … Read more

Future Motorsport Technologies That Will Transform the Sport

Future motorsport technologies

Future motorsport technologies that will transform the sport is just one of the features in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. I also have a hint on what is to come from Lola Cars, the difficulties in manufacturing a truly sustainable fuel and a cool pair of sneakers that you can buy made from recycled motorsport … Read more

The Impact of Esports On Motorsport Sponsorship

Esports and Motorsport Sponsorship

The impact of esports on motorsport sponsorship is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. Read on for some concrete examples that you can take inspiration from. You will also find details on a driver development program that welcomes sim racers, how the Prodigy Racing League is breaking barriers in motorsport … Read more

The Racing Legacy of the Mazda Miata

Mazda Miata racing

The racing legacy of the Mazda Miata is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have racecraft tips, how to test your new race car and a track test of Mythron’s Austin-Healey restomod. Racecraft Tips & Techniques On-Track Here is a trio of racecraft tips from … Read more

Why You Need To Tell Your Story

Tell Your Story

Why you need to tell your story is one of the themes in this week’s Business of Being a Race Driver. You will also lean several techniques for your social media marketing, the valuable connections that can be made in the Paddock Club and more. The Business of Racing From the Driver’s Point of View … Read more

Staying Connected with Motorsport Prospects

Motorsport Prospects

Staying connected with Motorsport Prospects is simple, as it maintains a strong presence on various social media platforms and offers a weekly newsletter. With several exciting features launching in 2025, current and aspiring race drivers, as well as motorsport professionals collaborating with them, will want to stay engaged! The Motorsport Prospects Website The website serves … Read more

How Networking Can Empower You to Build a Winning Team

How Networking Can Empower You to Build a Winning Team

How networking can empower you to build a winning team is just part of what you will learn in this week’s Driver Development Roundup. I also have details on how to spot the traits of a great driver at a young age, words of advice from Le Mans legend Patrick Long and three more drivers … Read more

Hearings in Massa Crashgate Case to Take Place This Fall

Crashgate

The first hearings in the Felipe Massa Crashgate case are set to take place this fall and this week’s Business of Motorsport brings you the details. I also have news of MotoGP’s new TV deal, the economics of F1 tracks, more controversy at the FIA and the latest motorsport legal news. All this and much … Read more

Can F1 Return to V10 Engines?

F1 V10 Engines

Can F1 return to V10 engines? Well it depends, and in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup I look at the possibilities of whether it may happen. Or not. I also look at NASCAR’s solution to food waste, why Mercedes F1 is planting trees and riding onboard a sustainably fueled Ford Mustang Darkhorse with Top Gear’s … Read more

Inside Max Verstappen’s Sim Racing Plans

Max Verstappen sim racing

This week I go inside Max Verstappen’s sim racing plans as he works to bring sim racers into real-world motorsport. In addition to that, this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup looks at Sebastian Job’s journey from sim racing to the real thing, how sim racing and virtual testing are new and exciting career paths … Read more