Business of Motorsport

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for November 26, 2021 – MotoGP Goes Synthetic Fuel and More

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for November 26, 2021

Once again, motorsport is increasingly responding to the sustainability challenge with news since my last Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up from MotoGP, Formula E, FIM E-Xplorer World Cup and more. Formula E Extreme E Formula 1 Motorcycles & Scooters Sports Cars, Touring Cars & More Green Racing Tech Sustainable motorsport technology continues to evolve and develop and … Read more

The Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 22, 2021 – Team Canada Scholarship News and More

The Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 22, 2021

The week on the Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief I have news from Canada with the Team Canada Scholarship program, from Australia with a new driver development program, the UK with developments in British F4, a new Porsche GT4 race car, being a racing entrepreneur and more. So let’s dig in! Driver Development News, Tips & … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 15, 2021 – News from Around the World of Motorsport and More

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 15, 2021

The Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief this week covers everything from sprint cars to Formula 4, GT3 to one-makes and as usual, more news that race drivers can use. And just like Formula 1 which will be featuring brand new cars in 2022, Motorsport Prospects will be undergoing a change for 2022 so that it will … Read more

The Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for November 12, 2021 – F1 Finally Markets their Hybrid Engines and More

The Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for November 12, 2021

The Sustainable Motorsport Big Picture In this issue of the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up I will cover a number of series, technologies and proposed solutions. But first it is important to understand how motorsport fits into the overall sustainability picture and why it is an excellent R&D platform to develop sustainable technologies that will move beyond … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 19, 2021 – Lessons Learned by a Pro Racer and More

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 19, 2021 - Lessons Learned by a Pro Racer and More

In this week’s Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief I bring you news of new driver development programs, what you can learn from a pro driver, how the growth of women participating in the highest levels of motorsport is key to its growth, tips for producing video content on Instagram, green tech company research tools for sponsorship … Read more

Tami Powers is Connecting Corporate Brands with Women Racers and this is Important for the Future of Motorsport

Tami Powers is Connecting Corporate Brands with Women Racers and this is Important for the Future of Motorsport

The world is changing, and motorsport needs to reflect that change. And yet for some, the change seems to be happening at a glacial pace which is why there has been a concerted push by a number of people and organizations to take the bull by the horns and make things happen faster. Tami Powers … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 1, 2021 – Lessons from Stirling Moss and More

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for November 1, 2021 - Lessons from Stirling Moss and More

This week on the Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief I look both to the past and to the future as I comb the motorsport world to bring you news racers can use. From how to get into racing in your 20s, 30s and beyond, to racecraft tips from Sir Stirling Moss, to using trade shows to … Read more

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for October 29, 2021 – The Big Picture and More

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for October 29, 2021 - The Big Picture

I had so much content to post in last week’s Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up that I had to carry some over to this week. Today I look at the bigger motorsport picture, some series news, examples of green tech sponsorship, a lot of informative videos and webinars and more. I even have details on a bio … Read more

A 2004 Nasamax (Reynard) Judd V10 LMP1 is for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace

A 2004 Nasamax (Reynard) Judd V10 LMP1 is for Sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace

A 2004 Nasamax (Reynard) Judd V10 LMP1 is for sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace and this one is not just green in its livery. This is the first ever car to complete the 24 Hours of Le Mans using renewable fuel and while it has been converted to run on traditional fuel, it can … Read more

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for October 22, 2021 – Ducati Goes Electric and More

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for October 22, 2021

The Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up is once again so jam packed with news from the world of sustainable motorsport that I needed to break it up into two parts with the second part running next Friday. For this week I bring you a wide assortment of news from established series like Formula 1, series that are … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for October 18, 2021 – SRO Updates their Driver Ranking Criteria and More

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for October 18, 2021 - SRO Updates their Driver Ranking Criteria and More

This week the Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief features a variety of news race drivers can use including track day tips from the Mayor of Hinchtown, the hardest part of going faster, what charities need to know when sponsoring motorsport and how to overcome the tough times when racing. Don’t forget to check out last week’s … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for October 11, 2021 – Selling Your Story, Available Drives and More

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for October 11, 2021 - Selling Your Story and More

This week on the Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief I bring you more news race drivers can use. From Ross Bentley explaining the art of passing on the track to what makes dirty air bad to how your well-being improves performance, there are nuggets of knowledge to help you with your racecraft. Sabré Cook and Brian … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for October 4, 2021 – Investing in a Driver Simulator and more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for October 4, 2021 - Investing in a Driver Simulator and more

This week the Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief is once again jam-packed with information all race drivers can use. From webinars that you should attend to overcoming the fear of selling to tips on buying a driver simulator, there is something for everyone so let’s go! Driver Development News, Tips & Techniques Ross Bentley of Speed … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 27, 2021 – Using Music to Get You Ready to Race and More

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 27, 2021

This week’s Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief features a lot of great tips and information to help you both on and off the track. It also features some great videos and words of encouragement as you continue to develop and refine your racecraft plus all the usual news and views from the business of motorsport. Driver … Read more

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for September 24, 2021 – Porsche’s Mission R Concept and More

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for September 24, 2021

Sustainable motorsport is increasingly in the news but it is often presented more as a threat to motorsport than as an opportunity. I was recently reading an opinion piece in Talk Motorsport (How motorsport sells its own future is key) that, while acknowledging the coming EV/Hybrid/Hydrogen era as necessary, it bemoans the fact that the … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 20, 2021 – News Racers Can Use

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 20, 2021 - News Racers Can Use

The Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief is jam-packed again this week but I have to say I really enjoyed this week’s feature. A few weeks ago I had the chance to chat with Kevin O’Connor about the appeal of historic racing which is a type of racing that has always fascinated me. To be able to … Read more

New H24 Prototype To Take Part In Free Practice Session At Spa Tomorrow

New H24 Prototype To Take Part In Free Practice Session At Spa Tomorrow

Daily Sportscar reports that the H24 electric-hydrogen prototype will be hitting the track at Spa this weekend. The thing that caught my eye is this time around the car will be refueled in pitlane as opposed to having to refuel in a separate section of the paddock like it did in Le Mans. More details … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 13, 2021 – New Series for Young Drivers in the UK, a Lap of the Nordschleife and more!

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 13, 2021

This week’s Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief has a lot of great stuff including some interesting news related to young driver development in the UK and New Zealand, a new Lotus GT4, esports development and an awesome (and slightly terrifying) lap of the Nordschleife courtesy of Liam Lawson. Also this week get ready for a new … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 6, 2021 – Racing in the Rain, Girls on Track, Finding Sponsors, Esports and Bond, James Bond

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for September 6, 2021

As I announced last Friday, the Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief will now be published on Mondays. This should be a perfect way for all race drivers to start their week with news and views they can use. This week is packed so here we go! Driver Development News, Tips & Techniques After the Formula 1 … Read more

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for August 27, 2021 – Picking a Manager, Calculating Fuel and Qualifying Laps

Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief for August 27, 2021

This week on the Motorsport Prospects Weekly Debrief we look at a a number of cool techniques, tools and advice to help you in your career as a race driver as well as the usual range of motorsport business news, series developments and more. If you missed what was published this week on the Motorsport … Read more