Mark Boudreau
This week is all about unlocking your potential as a race driver whether through racecraft or a driver development program or both. Whether it is trail braking in a low horsepower race car or unlocking maximum momentum in corners, there are racecraft tips this week that will help you on track. In driver development news, … Read more
Honda’s new hybrid CRV race car is just one of the developments I cover in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. In addition to the Honda hybrid that operates on 100% renewable race fuel, I look at Formula 1’s new partnership with Tottenham Hotspur, Formula E’s Season 8 sustainability report, the use of hydrogen as a … Read more
Jota has unveiled their striking gold livery and partners for the upcoming racing season, but it was the connection with NFL legend Tom Brady that turned heads. In addition to the Jota announcement, I look at F1’s record 2022 profits, the possibility of the EU suing F1 over potentially increasing entry fees, a resurrected Italian … Read more
If you are a regular reader, you know that I am a strong believer that sim racing can be a pathway to real world motorsport and this week I bring more examples. From Alpine’s esport series that gives you the chance to test a GT4 car to Screen to Speed giving the winner of their … Read more
The 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans leads off this week’s Motorsport Series News Roundup as the event celebrates 100 years with a bumper grid. In addition to that sportscar classic, the Macau Grand Prix will take place over two weeks, F1 Academy reveals their inaugural 2023 schedule, SCORE International goes heavy metal and more. … Read more
There are some great social media marketing tips for race drivers in this week’s The Business of Being a Race Driver. Yes, I know, you would much rather be out on the track honing your racecraft and winning races but that costs money and social media marketing is one way to help you with that. … Read more
If you can dream it, you can do it. This is what Enzo Ferrari apparently said (“se lo puoi sognare lo puoi fare”) and if that dream is to become a race driver, this week’s edition of the Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup is for you. I feature two race drivers … Read more
They say the only thing constant is change and none more so than in sustainable motorsport developments. In this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup I bring you sustainable motorsport developments in series from across the globe, how you can participate in an all-electric rally from London to Paris, sustainable motorsport tech developments, sustainable logistics in Formula … Read more
Why won’t IMSA let Glickenhaus race is a question that team owner Jim Glickenhaus is asking himself, hinting that it could be a potential legal issue. This is just one of the stories in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also bring you the latest business news from Formula 1, NASCAR, Supercars and Formula … Read more
Every week I see examples of how sim racing is breaking down barriers in motorsport and in this week’s Sim Racing and Esports News Roundup I give you two more examples. In addition to breaking down barriers, sim racing is also opening up participation in real world motorsport as demonstrated by the Toyota Gazoo Racing … Read more
Here are this week’s selections of Race Cars for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. This week I am featuring a stunning recreation of a Lotus 49 that was used in the filming of The Man from U.N.C.L.E in 2015. In addition to this I am featuring 3 gorgeous vintage … Read more
The new McLaren 720S GT3 EVO headlines the Motorsport Series News Roundup this week as details and photos have been released by McLaren Motorsport. In addition to the McLaren GT3 race car, Mercedes have been out testing their new AMG GT2, Renault is considering going back to Dakar and more details of the TCR World … Read more
Good advice on getting racing sponsors can be the difference between winning on the track and not even getting to race on it. It is incredibly difficult all advice from reputable sources should be welcomed by any race driver. This week on The Business of Being a Race Driver, I bring you a number of … Read more
The Motorsport UK Academy members for 2023 have been announced providing these young drivers with expert guidance and training, and this is just some of the driver development news this week. In addition to the Motorsport UK Academy, additional driver development news includes announcements from a pair of F1 Academy programs, the IMSA Diverse Driver … Read more
Dilbagh Gill has big plans that his new ACE Championship will grow electric racing globally and he may be just the person to do it. In addition to the launch of the ACE Championship, I have news on hydrogen powered Toyotas, Porsche’s new eFuels initiative, the challenge of developing sustainable fuel for Formula 1 and … Read more
It’s boom times for Formula 1 sponsorship according to an article I link to by Grand Prix 247 in this week’s edition of the Business of Motorsport. They do a deep dive into the width and breadth of Formula 1 sponsorship and explain how F1’s global boom is making teams richer. In addition to F1 … Read more
This week I show you how sim racing can lead you to race in the British F4 Championship in my latest From Sim Racing to the Real Thing segment. In addition to racing in British F4, DTM race driver Bruno Spengler explains why he sim races, a new sim racing competition from SRO Motorsport and … Read more
The new Toyota-Lexus GT3 is coming soon which is just one of the highlights on this week’s Motorsport Series News Roundup. The Porsche Carrera Cup North America kicks of their 2023 schedule with a new title sponsor and new race venues, the GRIDLIFE Touring Cup will support NASCAR and TCR UK introduces a new prize … Read more
Motorsport Sponsorship advice for the race driver is the focus and this week I bring you helpful, actionable advice that will assist you in getting it. From a two-hour video of a Zoom call discussing motorsport sponsorship amongst a few young drivers and some motorsport sponsorship advisers to an article describing the various types of … Read more
Not all race driver development paths are the same and this week I give just a few examples. Whether you are 35 years old or older or whether you start off in one racing discipline and graduate to another, there is no one way to become a race driver. For sure there are tried and … Read more