Sustainable Motorsport covers the increasingly important topic of sustainable motorsport from the perspective of a series, track, team or driver.
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
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 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
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
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
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
The Future is Eclectic The deeper I dig into the topic of sustainability in motorsport for the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up, the more I realize that there is no “one size fits all” strategy. Unlike the bigger transportation sector, of which motorsport obviously has a close (some would say too close) connection, the needs of motorsport … Read more
As I was off fishing last week and away from cell phones, iPads and social media for a very much needed digital detox, I thought now was a good time to review what has been happening on Motorsport Prospects since the last update in September, 2021. Since the last update and especially from the start … Read more
This week’s Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up is a continuation from Part 1 last week in that I just had too much material for one installment and I did not want to wait until a few weeks to get it all out so let’s get started! Formula 1 and their next engine in 2025 and beyond Debate … Read more
I normally do a Sustainable Motorsport Round-UP twice a month but I have so much material that this will be a two-parter. This week I have a lot of news on every series but Formula 1. Next week in part 2 I will be looking at the debate over the new for 2025/26 Formula 1 … Read more
Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up. I have a lot of great things to share and things you can do as a race driver to incorporate sustainability into your life both on and off the track. If you have any suggestions, tips or sources of sustainable information please do not hesitate … Read more
There has been a bunch of interesting news regarding sustainable motorsport since the last column so let’s get into it! McLaren and the value of Extreme E Extreme E has been making waves in motorsport by attracting a lot of big name to the series including Andretti Autosport, Chip Ganassi Racing, Nico Rosberg and Lewis … Read more
Changing with the Times I am not an environmentalist. That may sound like a weird thing to say in a column about sustainable motorsport, but I have never been one to put labels on people or assume them for myself. Labels are for clothes. What I am is a realist and the whole point of … Read more
Sustainable motorsport is increasingly becoming important to series and teams throughout the racing world. Regardless of whether the series is ICE powered or not, it is becoming clear that making the sport more sustainable is a priority for a number of reasons for all stakeholders. Those reasons include but are not limited to; relevance to … Read more
Welcome to the relaunch of the Weekly Debrief here on Motorsport Prospects. Every Friday I will consolidate a variety of news and opinions, updates and tidbits of interest to race drivers, potential drivers and the motorsport industry as a whole. If you have some news about race driver development or the business of motorsport you … Read more
Lately there have been some exciting sponsorship moves incorporating green tech companies as sponsors across multiple motorsport series, and not all these series have been electric. These moves have demonstrated the incredible sponsorship opportunities that are available in the green tech and sustainability sector. In this article I will look at some tips on how … Read more
Partners are looking for purpose driven relationships To echo Part 1, potential partners in the Motorsports industry are not immune to climate change pressures and we are seeing increased commercial partnerships include ‘purpose’ as an important pillar when selecting who to do business with as organizations are asked to take a larger role in solving … Read more
(Note from the publisher) For this week’s blog posting I welcome a guest post by Tristan Niesslein, the founder of Niesslein Sustainability Partners LTD. (NSP) where in the first of a two-part series he discuses the importance of sustainability both in a general sense as well as in the experience of a race driver and … Read more
I just finished watching “And We Go Green,” the documentary about Season 4 of the Formula E championship and I thought I would post a few words. I don’t normally write film reviews on Motorsport Prospects but as the film deals with sustainability in motorsport, a topic that will be covered on the blog in … Read more
