Sustainable Motorsport covers the increasingly important topic of sustainable motorsport from the perspective of a series, track, team or driver.
Clearly the major news in sustainable motorsport was the unveiling of Formula E’s Gen3 race car in Monte Carlo this week. While it deserves the headlines for its impressive technological capabilities, there were other significant sustainable motorsport news developments announced. Indycar has announced some substantial initiatives, the World Rally Championship and Formula 1 have also … Read more
While it has been just a few days between editions of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup this week, I still have a lot to share with you. From Toyota’s hydrogen-fueled Corolla to the sustainable blockchain, Eco-friendly racing tires, and Porsche Supercup and MotoGP sustainability plans, you will find it all here and more. I also give … Read more
I’d say I’m a pretty untraditional racing driver from an untraditional background. It only makes sense then, that we’re doing some pretty unconventional things at Ellysium Racing, leveraging technology to make headway in an opaque and expensive sport. One of the things my family is totally passionate and absolutely bullish about is blockchain technology and … Read more
As a companion to my Motorsport Prospects article One Electric Racing Driver’s Guide to Sustainable Blockchain, here is a Sustainable Blockchain Source Guide for more information and context. Overall info The Web3 Starter Pack Sponsorship Formula E establishes first blockchain title sponsorship with Avalanche The rise of crypto sponsorships in sports Is cryptocurrency sponsorship too … Read more
This week in the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup I bring to you some exciting sustainable motorsport series news from karting to cars, fascinating sustainable motorsport tech news and more. For UK drivers, teams, and championships, I also show you how you can offset your carbon emissions with a new motorsport-focused service. And keep a look out … Read more
This week’s Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up covers everything once again from two wheels to four including Super Formula, the upcoming FIM E-Xplorer World Cup, Nitro Rallycross, MotoE, ERA Championship, Play and Drive’s Formula 4e prototype, Formula E, and some pretty awesome sustainable motorsport tech. Series News Super Formula kicked off its next-generation development test program last … Read more
Every week in the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up I highlight the incredibly exciting developments that are occurring daily to bring sustainability to motorsport. What always makes me smile is that those involved in these sustainability developments are motorsport people through and through. They look at sustainability as a problem to solve but still maintain that which … Read more
This week in the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up I bring you developments from MotoE, Formula E, electric rallying, video of some cool electric karts, sustainable motorsport tech developments, and my semi-regular feature on getting to the track sustainably. All this plus how you can register for the upcoming Green Racing Virtual Summit and more. Series News … Read more
This week in the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up we go to Monaco, get an update on Formula E’s Gen3 car, look at an interesting addition to the Michelin Le Mans Cup grid, highlight the French Grand Prix’s sustainability moves, look at how ESG factors could affect Formula 1’s future, have a look at how Big Daddy … Read more
More exciting developments to report on in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up. This week I look at the WEC as they kick off their 2022 season with their brand-new sustainable racing fuel, Jaguar debuts a cool new energy storage unit that uses old Jaguar I-Pace batteries, new sustainability tenders from Motorsport UK and more exciting … Read more
This week the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up is full of exciting sustainable motorsport developments. I look at what is happening in Japan’s Super Formula and America’s NASCAR, desert rally raid racing, the World Rally Championship, MotoE and GT racing. I also bring you news on developments with Porsche’s eFuel initiative, sustainable natural fibre as a replacement … Read more
I have a lot of great sustainable motorsport developments to bring you this week. From maximizing efficiencies in scheduling in order to minimize environmental impacts to hydrogen-powered hot rods, there is something here for everyone. Developments just keep accelerating! The Big Picture As I discussed in last week’s Business of Motorsport, cryptocurrency sponsorship has exploded … Read more
This week in the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up are a number of positive developments in Extreme E and ETCR, F1’s unwavering sustainability commitment, a bold move by Mazda and a high performance hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine. While I try to stay focused on sustainable motorsport, I do veer off the path once in a while to … Read more
This week on the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up I look at why McLaren are racing in Extreme E, the fascinating Fangio Hypercar, Lamborghini’s plans for synthetic fuel and the new 2022 Extreme E tire. All that plus a look at some interesting developments in sustainable aviation and more. It was a surprise to some that McLaren … Read more
This week on the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up I look at the newly released Sustainable Championships Index, Extreme E’s Season 1 Sustainability Report, and some Formula E and ERA Championship news. A new report, the Sustainable Championships Index (SChI) has been released and while Formula E tops the racing series sustainability rankings, F1 comes in at … Read more
On this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up I look at sustainable motorsport news in Formula 1, the World Rally Championship, Extreme E, Indycar and more. I also have another edition of Getting to the Track Sustainably with news on some upcoming guides that will help you in your sustainable travel plans. As always, if you have … Read more
One of the most important things that I have learned about sustainability in general and sustainable motorsport in particular is that it is a journey. Nothing will ever be fully 100% sustainable but the journey to limit and if possible eliminate our impact on the natural world is an ongoing one. Just because we have … Read more
This week’s Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up is full of exciting developments from manufacturers like Subaru, series like Play and Drive and developments in the world of sustainable transport. Manufacturer News At the Tokyo Auto Salon, Subaru announced their 2022 motorsports activities which include preparing for a defense of their Super GT GT300 titles, an N24 return, … Read more
Sustainable motorsport on its own cannot solve the climate crisis, nor bring an end to global warming and it should not be expected to do so. What it can do is act as an R&D platform for those developing the technology that will contribute to achieving these goals. Motorsport should always remain true to what … Read more
In this issue of the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up I look at sustainable motorsport as a whole and then dive into some series-specific news and initiatives. I then end things off with some interesting developments in the bigger field of sustainable motorsport. Let’s go! The Big Picture One thing I keep stressing whenever the topic of … Read more
