Onboard an F4 Car at Homestead Miami
The Driver’s Eye is on Suellio Almeida as he races a Formula Inter F4 car around the road track at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Mark Boudreau
Austrian Royal Rebel Aiming to Revolutionize Driver Development
An Austrian Royal rebel who is aiming to revolutionize driver development highlights this issue of the Driver Development Roundup. You will also find possible opportunities in the Porsche Carrera Cup GB Junior program and the MX-5 Cup in the USA, Ferrari Development Academy news, an electric racing school event for rookie drivers and how sim … Read more
The Web3 Journey of McLaren Racing
The Web3 journey of McLaren Racing is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. While you may think that NFTs have faded away, McLaren are demonstrating that done right, they can be a marketing success. In addition to McLaren’s Web3 journey I look at the cost of the Las … Read more
Delivering Sustainable High Performance
This week encompasses what Toto Wolff calls sustainable high performance. Just because a racing series is using sustainable technology does not mean that it is anything but high performance. Some of the topics covered are the use of sustainable aviation fuel by Mercedes F1, how Envision Racing are fighting climate change and the 7 ways … Read more
Max Verstappen Wants to Help Sim Racers Race for Real
Max Verstappen wants to help sim racers race for real as part of his soon to debut GT3 racing team, that is how strongly he feels about using sim racing as a driver development tool. I also feature a new program for helping sim racers build their racecraft skills so they can also race in … Read more
Cornering Speeds, New Race Cars & Racing Opportunities
This week the topics covered are cornering speeds, new race cars and racing opportunities in another edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. Part of what is covered this week are helpful racecraft tips on cornering, an opportunity to benefit from PitFit Training at home and a great opportunity to test the waters of … Read more
Maximizing Motorsport Sponsorship
Maximizing motorsport sponsorship is one of the key topics covered in this week’s edition of The Business of Being a Race Driver, something that both drivers and sponsors need to understand. I also have some tips on posting on social media, a sponsorship seminar you can attend and the importance of resilience. All this and … Read more
Onboard Le Mans at Night in a 1980 Interscope Porsche 935 K3
For the vintage racers out there, The Driver’s Eye this week is on the first laps at the 2018 Classic Le Mans onboard with Top Gunnar in the 1980 Interscope Porsche 935 K3.
Developing the Next Generation of French Race Drivers
This week I look at the efforts being used in developing the next generation of French race drivers, an approach that has produced great results so far. I also bring you the first four drivers selected for the 2023 Ferrari Driver Academy, why F1 drivers think that sim racing is a less expensive alternative to … Read more
Alpine F1 Struggles Off-Track and On
The Alpine F1 team is struggling on the track and off and you will find a lot of opinions on why in this week’s edition of the Business of Motorsport. I also look at why FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem is pressing ahead on new teams in F1 despite opposition, Toyota’s new sustainable WRC base … Read more
Formula E Powers Ahead to Season 10
As Formula E powers ahead to Season 10, they are feeling bullish about the future. From breaking indoor land speed records to “turning up the volume”, the series sees a bright future ahead after an eventful and exciting debut of Gen3. Also in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup is additional analysis of the Sustainable Circuits … Read more
Sim Racing is Not Just a Game
Sim racing is not just a game, but don’t take my word for it. Listen to race drivers and up and comers in this weekend’s Sim Racing Roundup for more proof. People like Max Verstappen, Sacha Fenestraz and Derek Kraus demonstrate how sim racing is becoming integral to driver development. Oh, and video games are … Read more
Get Ready for the Mustang Challenge in 2024
Get ready for the Mustang Challenge in 2024 as Ford has announced a new one-make series sanctioned by IMSA that will debut in 2024. Not only will there be a new Mustang racing series, but Ford have also debuted the 2024 Mustang Dark Horse joining track-ready cars from Maserati and Nissan for 2024. I also … Read more
The Difference Between Sponsors and Investors
This week I bring you the details on the difference between a sponsor and an investor after you learned in last week’s The Business of Being a Race Driver how sponsors are not in fact the same as investors. I also bring you tips on building your confidence, how to develop your brand and a … Read more
The Driver’s Eye is On Shane van Gisbergen in Chicago
The Driver’s Eye is on Shane van Gisbergen as you ride along with him in the recent NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course.
Formula 1 Forges a Deeper Connection with F1 Academy
Formula 1 has forged a deeper connection with its F1 Academy program as the series has announced a stepped-up relationship with the female driver development program. In addition to the F1 Academy, I bring you details on who is driving in which F1 Young Driver program. It’s all Formula 1 in this week’s edition of … Read more
IndyCar Sees Positive Momentum After Iowa Double-Header
IndyCar is seeing positive momentum after their recent Iowa double-header and this week in the Business of Motorsport you will get all the details. I also look at the chances of Andretti making the F1 grid, a look into the business of NASCAR and how McLaren is using AI in their Formula E race car … Read more
Getting to the Track Sustainably
Getting to the Track Sustainably is my monthly column on developments in sustainable transportation that could have some application to motorsport. Since most carbon emissions come from logistics and transportation, this topic is of utmost importance as motorsport works to make itself more sustainable. Here are some articles you may find of interest. This month … Read more
Mugello Circuit Leads the List of Most Sustainable Race Circuits
Mugello Circuit leads the list of the most sustainable race circuits in the latest edition of the 3rd annual Sustainable Circuits Index. I have the details on how you can get the report. In addition to sustainable circuits, I bring you details on the Mazda concept racing with synthetic fuels, the future of Formula E … Read more
K-Mag on Replicating the Feel of an F1 Car
K-Mag explaining the settings to replicate the feel of a real formula car is just some of what is covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also bring you details on how sim racing changed a Peruvian racers life, the new UK FF1600 Esports Cup and how NASCAR’s work in sim racing and gaming … Read more
