How do I become a race driver

Tips on How You Can Improve Your Braking Skills and More Racecraft

Tips on How You Can Improve Your Braking Skills and More Racecraft

Tips on how you can improve your braking skills and more racecraft advice highlight this week’s edition of the Driver Development & Racecraft Roundup. In addition to braking techniques, I look at how karting can help you in your driver development training, setting a best lap time at Dubai Autodrome Circuit, how mental fatigue affects … Read more

Why Thinking Outside the Box Could Result in a Marketing Bonanza

Josh Williams

Thinking outside the box is easier said than done because it is so hard to define. Which is why this week I will give you a perfect example of how it is done. In addition to thinking outside the box, Megan Meyer explains how to get motorsport sponsorship after Covid, the MotiV8 Podcast looks at … Read more

Boosting Your Cognitive Performance and More Driver Development Advice

AMR Driver Academy

Tips on boosting your cognitive performance are just one part of this week’s jam-packed Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques roundup. I also look at how a sim racer is applying his sim racing skills to real world racing in the GB4 Championship, how you can grab the attention of motorsport talent scouts, … Read more

Do You Have the Right Mindset to Win?

Do You Have the Right Mindset to Win?

Do you have the right mindset to win? This week I bring you tips on how you can work on this important aspect of racecraft. In addition to building a winning mindset, I also have advice on exercises to train your eyes, how to improve your race starts and using a sim to improve your … Read more

What You Need to Be a Professional Race Driver

Porsche 963

What do you need to be a professional race driver? This week in Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques you will find out what it is. Along with this there are plenty of racecraft tips that range from how to heel and toe to autocross tips. In driver development news there are details … Read more

Driver Development Programs for Aspiring Race Drivers and More

PT Autosport Aspiring Driver Shootout

Driver Development Programs for the aspiring race driver are highlights of this week’s edition of the Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup. I have featured several programs that you can apply to as well as updates on some winners for 2023. In addition to driver development programs, I have a great selection … Read more

The Lines are Blurring Between Sim Racing and Analog Racing

RB18 Sim Rig

The lines are blurring between sim racing and analog racing, and this can only be a good thing for the future of motorsport. Now, before you scream “it’s not the same thing!” just remember that nobody is saying it is. What they are saying is that it is both a great way to prepare for … Read more

Optimizing Your Racing Debrief and More Racecraft Tips

F1 Driver Reading Notes

This week I look at tips on optimizing your racing debrief as well as more driver development news and racecraft tips. In addition to this I look at analyzing the data to determine the fastest line through the Brooklands and Luffield complex at Silverstone, how you should not let ego kill your career, how Iron … 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

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

Motorsport Sponsorship Advice for the Race Driver

F1 Sponsors

Motorsport Sponsorship advice for the race driver is the focus and this week I bring you helpful, actionable advice that will assist you in getting it. From a two-hour video of a Zoom call discussing motorsport sponsorship amongst a few young drivers and some motorsport sponsorship advisers to an article describing the various types of … Read more

Not All Race Driver Development Paths are the Same

Skip Barber Race Series Masters class

Not all race driver development paths are the same and this week I give just a few examples. Whether you are 35 years old or older or whether you start off in one racing discipline and graduate to another, there is no one way to become a race driver. For sure there are tried and … Read more

Fundamentally, Sim Racing is the Cheapest Form of Motorsport

Immersive Esports

Fundamentally, sim racing is the cheapest form of motorsport according to Pole Position Founder and CEO Ryan Trutch in discussing the initiative to use sim racing to develop real world race drivers in the United Arab Emirates. This initiative is just one that I cover in this week’s Sim Racing and Esports News Roundup. I … Read more

Unlocking Your Performance Potential in a Race Car

Unlocking Your Performance Potential in a Race Car

Unlocking your performance potential in a race car is the whole purpose of this weekly roundup of driver development news and racecraft tips and techniques and this week is no different. Whether it be through racecraft advice on trail braking or defending your position on track to driver development advice from drivers like Nyck de … Read more

The Demise of ADAC F4 and European F4 Budgets

ADAC F4

The demise of ADAC F4 and European F4 budgets are just part of what are featured in this week’s The Business of Being a Race Driver. In addition to discussing the budgets of racing F4 in Europe, I bring you advice on social media caption mistakes you don’t want to make, a comprehensive online motorsport … Read more

The Business of Being a Race Driver is to be SMART

Race Driver

Much like one of the articles that I am linking to this week, the business of being a race driver is to be SMART. While that is a specific reference to social media marketing (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound), it can also apply to all your off-track brand-building and sponsorship activities. In addition to this, … Read more

Women in Motorsport, Books on Racecraft and More Race Driver Development News

Women in Motorsport, Books on Racecraft and More Race Driver Development News

Women in motorsport and a great book list on racecraft highlight this week’s Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup. The question of how best to increase the participation of women in motorsport and develop them as drivers is a big part of this week’s Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques … Read more

Braking Techniques, the New Cross Car for Global Race Driver Development and More

Affordable Cross Car project

Braking techniques and the new Cross Car for global race driver development are just two of the items featured in this week’s edition of the Driver Development News & Racecraft Tips & Techniques Roundup. In addition to this, there are guidelines for data acquisition and preparing your mind and machine for your first track day, … Read more

What’s Next for Motorsport Prospects in 2023

Motorsport Prospects logo

As 2022 draws to a close, I thought it was appropriate to fill you in on what I have planned for Motorsport Prospects in the first half of 2023. I will also touch on the period beyond that at times. This is all based primarily on the feedback that I have received from the readers … Read more

Who Will Be a Porsche Junior and Girl on Track Rising Star in 2023?

2023 Porsche Junior driver candidates

The answer to who will be a Porsche Junior and Girl on Track Rising Star in 2023 should be known over the next few weeks. These are just two of the race driver development programs covered in this week’s edition of the Driver Development and Racecraft News, Tips & Techniques Roundup. In addition to all … Read more