Mark Boudreau

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

Maserati MC20 GT2, 2024 Ferrari 296 Challenge and Lynk & Co 03 TCR Break Cover

Maserati MC20 GT2

The Maserati MC20 GT2, 2024 Ferrari 296 Challenge and Lynk & Co 03 TCR all broke cover this week and I have all the details. In addition to these new race cars, I have details on the BoP controversy brewing in IMSA over this year’s new 992-generation Porsche 911 GT3 R race cars, how Indy … Read more

Why You Should Consider Becoming a Motorsport Content Creator

Why You Should Consider Becoming a Motorsport Content Creator

This week in The Business of Being a Race Driver, I look at why you should consider becoming a motorsport content creator. In short, it will increase the visibility of your brand and bring you increased sponsorship opportunities. In addition to this advice, I bring you an explanation of the relationship between social media and … Read more

Unlocking Your Potential as a Race Driver and More Driver Development News

Mark Tisshaw Debrief

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 Hybrid CRV Race Car and More Sustainable Motorsport News

Honda CR-V Hybrid Racer

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 Goes for the Gold and More Business of Motorsport News

Jota Porsche 963

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

Sim Racing as a Pathway to Real World Motorsport

Alpine GT4 Race Car

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 and More Motorsport Series News

24-Hours-of-Le-Mans-2023

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

Social Media Marketing Tips for Race Drivers

Social Media Icons on a Keyboard

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

Micra Cup Podium

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

The Only Thing Constant is Change in Sustainable Motorsport

Indycar with Guayule Tires

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?

Glickenhaus 007 LMH

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

Sim Racing is Breaking Down Barriers in Motorsport

Team Fordzilla Adaptive Simulator

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

A Lotus 49 Made for Man From U.N.C.L.E. Highlights This Week’s Race Cars for Sale

1967 Lotus 49 Evocation

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 Series News Roundup

McLaren 720S GT3 EVO

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

Business people working on an agreement

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

Motorsport UK Academy Members for 2023 and More Driver Development News

2023 Motorsport UK Academy

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

The ACE Championship Aims to Grow Electric Racing Globally

Ace Championship Race Car

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