I recently had the opportunity to talk to former Top Gear USA Stig Paul Gerrard, author of Optimum Drive: The Road Map to Driving Greatness and he had some interesting insights into what makes a race car driver not only good but great. If you are not familiar with Paul, he is an accomplished professional … Read more
Part of the mission of Motorsport Prospects is to discuss and showcase opportunities for young driver development. So often young kids in their karting careers have visions of racing in F1 or Indycar and those dreams are important to aspire to and I would never discourage that. At a certain stage of their careers though, … Read more
Last week I interviewed Steve Oseth of SCCA Pro Racing about the United States Formula 4 Championship and in that interview, we talked about the partnership between SCCA Pro Racing and the new Formula Pro USA. This week I talk to Mark Milazzo, Business Development and Communications Manager for World Speed Inc. as well as … Read more
The Purpose of Formula 4 Young driver development is a complex topic in that the multitude of series available to young racers often makes what should be a relatively straightforward decision more complicated. In an attempt to bring some kind of organization to junior driver development, the FIA spent some time developing a racing series … Read more
Hopefully the fact that you are reading this here means you are aware of Motorsport Prospects but if you are not, I have been working on a website (and soon to be app) called Motorsport Prospects with the intention of providing an independent motorsport resource guide for drivers and motorsport professionals with a specific emphasis … Read more
As I build up Motorsport Prospects for a winter launch, I just wanted to briefly fill you in on what I am up to. This week I will talk about the way the site is organized, the types of interviews the site will feature and why you have to register to take full advantage of … Read more
Can Motorsport Prospects make a difference? Motorsport is a strange sport in a lot of ways. It is as much about hustling for sponsorship as it is winning races. It is a sport where the business of racing sometimes overwhelms the competition of racing. And it is extremely expensive to compete in let alone to … Read more
The Scene in the UK This week is a bit of an “odds and sods” kind of article as I take a look at a number of goings on in the world of young drivers and developmental motorsport. In the UK’s Junior Saloon Car Championship, Will Dyrdal was crowned 2017 champion after being the most … Read more
Formula 3 In the world of Formula 3, Lando Norris is the new FIA European F3 champion after an amazing run in 2017. With the support of the McLaren F1 team, look for him in F2 next year and F1 soon enough. In the European-wide EuroFormula Open Championship, Harrison Scott sealed his championship with 10 … Read more
For young drivers moving up from karts, it is almost accepted that the move to cars is to be in a single-seater series with dreams of moving up the development ladder to Formula 1 and Indycar. But single-seaters are not the only way a young driver can pursue a motorsport career as there are a … Read more
