Mark Boudreau

What You Need to Be a Professional Race Driver

Porsche 963

What do you need to be a professional race driver? This week in Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques you will find out what it is. Along with this there are plenty of racecraft tips that range from how to heel and toe to autocross tips. In driver development news there are details … Read more

The Challenge and Promise of Sustainable Motorsport

Mission H24 Refueling

There is both challenge and promise in sustainable motorsport as this week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup makes clear. For example, hydrogen is often touted as a natural fit for motorsport, but there are several technical hurdles to overcome to make it feasible for the track. The same can be said for battery technology, … Read more

The Racing Portfolio of McLaren and Why They Race

McLaren Formula E Car

The racing portfolio of McLaren is large and this week in the Business of Motorsport, you will find out why they race. In addition to that, you will understand why Porsche is not in F1, the ever-increasing Saudi Arabian investment in motorsport, the creative vision behind the director of Drive to Survive, why IndyCar is … Read more

What Skills are Transferable from Sim Racing to Motorsport?

Ash Vandelay

What skills are transferable from sim racing to motorsport? This is often answered in the From Sim Racing to the Real Thing section of my Sim Racing and Esports News Roundup and has prompted a discussion and debate that I discuss this week. While Scott McLaughlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr agree on the benefits of … Read more

An Ex-Giancarlo Fisichella F3 Car Headlines this Week’s Race Cars for Sale

1992 Dallara F392

An ex-Giancarlo Fisichella F3 car headlines this week’s Race Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. This week I am featuring the following 4 single-seaters and 3 sports cars: 1992 Dallara F392 – Formula 3 “Ex Giancarlo Fisichella” This 1992 Dallara F392 is the Formula 3 car raced by … Read more

Tatuus Teases a New Formula Regional Car

Tatuus-F3-T-318

Race car manufacturer Tatuus has teased their new Formula Regional car that they are working on along with how their new Eurocup-3 will be a preview of it. In addition to this, the new Mustang GT3 begins testing this week, Spec MX-5 Challenge is looking for your best move and the TCR World Tour may … Read more

Activating Your Sponsorship and More Business of Being a Race Driver

Sponsorship Activation

Activating your sponsorship is just as important as getting sponsorship and this week you will understand why. In addition to this, I have a video on writing sponsorship proposals, a podcast that explains what a sponsorship broker does, what Chat GPT says about sponsorship and a checklist on why companies should get involved in motorsport … Read more

Driver Development Programs for Aspiring Race Drivers and More

PT Autosport Aspiring Driver Shootout

Driver Development Programs for the aspiring race driver are highlights of this week’s edition of the Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup. I have featured several programs that you can apply to as well as updates on some winners for 2023. In addition to driver development programs, I have a great selection … Read more

E-Fuels in Motorsport and More Sustainable Motorsport News

Porsche eFuels

E-Fuels and sustainable fuels in motorsport are the focus in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. From sustainable fuels powering racing karts, Formula 1, Formula 2, and Formula 3 cars as well as a 2022 Porsche Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, I bring you several stories on developments behind the technology, just one of the technologies being … Read more

Will Privateer Teams Be Priced Out of the Golden Age of Sports Car Racing?

World Endurance Championship Race Cars

Will privateer teams be priced out of the “Golden Age” of sports car racing? That is the fear of team owner Jim Glickenhaus who worries that the costs are just not sustainable for an independent. In addition to this, I look at the impact that Formula 1 is having on Las Vegas and Miami, IndyCar … Read more

The Lines are Blurring Between Sim Racing and Analog Racing

RB18 Sim Rig

The lines are blurring between sim racing and analog racing, and this can only be a good thing for the future of motorsport. Now, before you scream “it’s not the same thing!” just remember that nobody is saying it is. What they are saying is that it is both a great way to prepare for … Read more

Road Racing on the Rebound in America and More Motorsport Series News

Trans Am

This week I look at how road racing is on the rebound in America with healthy grids and a budget for all types of racers. In addition to that I look at guidance on how to lodge a protest and appeal with Motorsport UK, more details on the 2023 Macau Grand Prix, off-road racing developments … Read more

How to Write a Sponsorship Proposal and More Business of Being a Race Driver

Modern Boardroom

Class is in session this week as I feature a fundamental component of sponsorship 101 and that is a webinar on how to write sponsorship proposals that sell. In addition to writing sponsorship proposals, I feature an article on tips for building relationships with sponsors and how Shift Up Now’s move into NFTs will benefit … Read more

Optimizing Your Racing Debrief and More Racecraft Tips

F1 Driver Reading Notes

This week I look at tips on optimizing your racing debrief as well as more driver development news and racecraft tips. In addition to this I look at analyzing the data to determine the fastest line through the Brooklands and Luffield complex at Silverstone, how you should not let ego kill your career, how Iron … Read more

Hydrogen-Powered Sustainable Motorsport “Not Ready Yet”

GR Yaris H2

Hydrogen-powered sustainable motorsport is not ready yet to power global motorsport but a few more years of development should change this according to Toyota. In addition to this, the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup for this week is absolutely bursting with cool developments. From Haas F1’s sustainability initiates to sustainable team clothing for the new Ferrari Hypercar … Read more

IndyCar Believes It Has the Right Stuff to Compete with F1

IndyCar 2023

This week I look at why IndyCar believes it has the right stuff to compete with F1 in the latest edition of the Business of Motorsport Roundup. In addition to IndyCar, I look at how the casinos are raking it in as they get ready for the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, why Porsche believes … Read more

Transitioning from Sim Racing to F1 Sim Driver and then Real-World Motorsport

Sebastian Job

This week I once again bring you examples of drivers transitioning from sim racing to real world motorsport, but this time by way of an F1 team. In addition to Sebastian Job’s transition from sim racer to sim driver for the Red Bull F1 team, I show the importance of sim racing to a Porsche … Read more

Four German Race Cars and a Ferrari to Drive You Home are in the Marketplace

2017 Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup Race Car

Here are this week’s selections of Race & Road Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. This week I am featuring the following 4 German race cars and 1 Ferrari road car. 2017 Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup This 2017 Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup (VIN: WP0ZZZ992HS198118) has 26 Hours on the … Read more