How F1 drivers use a sim to prepare for a new track is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also link to an article on the power of mental imagery and simulators, show how a university sim racing club is introducing students to motorsport and give details on your … Read more
Which Radical track car is best for you? This week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup will help you decide. You will also find tips on racecraft in multi-class racing, the sensory challenges for neurodivergent drivers, mechanics and engineers when it comes to wearing a helmet and what the Japanese Magarigawa racetrack is like. Racecraft Tips … Read more
I understand exactly why; I am the co-founder of a motion simulation technology company – SimCraft. Max Verstappen, a four-time Formula 1 world champion and one of the most dominant drivers of this era, recently stated that motion is not needed in racing simulation. OK, so he didn’t say motion racing simulators “suck”, but he … Read more
How the Porsche Female Driver Program North America supports female racing talent is just one of the items featured in this week’s Driver Development Roundup. I also have an overview of what’s to come in Formula 4 and Formula Regional in 2025, how the Ligier European Series could eventually lead to Le Mans and Charlotte … Read more
Max Verstappen has signed a sim racer to race for his new GT3 team and this week in the Sim Racing Roundup you will find out all about the program. I also have details on the F4 test for the winner of the 2024 FIA Motorsport Games F4 Esports category, how a mobile gamer went … Read more
F3 drivers have had a chance to sample the new Dallara F3 2025 and in this edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup you will find out what they think. I also have details on Formula E driver Lucas Di Grassi’s approach to finding the optimum racing line, how female physiology affect women’s chances … Read more
Determining your motorsport budget is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Business of Being a Race Driver. You will also find tips on how smaller teams can approach larger brands, how to attract and keep sponsors and the power of social media and digital marketing in motorsports. Plus, much more! The Business … Read more
The impact of esports on motorsport sponsorship is one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. Read on for some concrete examples that you can take inspiration from. You will also find details on a driver development program that welcomes sim racers, how the Prodigy Racing League is breaking barriers in motorsport … Read more
The racing legacy of the Mazda Miata is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have racecraft tips, how to test your new race car and a track test of Mythron’s Austin-Healey restomod. Racecraft Tips & Techniques On-Track Here is a trio of racecraft tips from … Read more
How networking can empower you to build a winning team is just part of what you will learn in this week’s Driver Development Roundup. I also have details on how to spot the traits of a great driver at a young age, words of advice from Le Mans legend Patrick Long and three more drivers … Read more
This week I go inside Max Verstappen’s sim racing plans as he works to bring sim racers into real-world motorsport. In addition to that, this edition of the Sim Racing Roundup looks at Sebastian Job’s journey from sim racing to the real thing, how sim racing and virtual testing are new and exciting career paths … Read more
Why you need awareness on track is just one of the tips you will receive in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have opportunities to test a EuroNASCAR race car, lap Circuit Mont Tremblant and details on the changes coming to the Gold Star. Racecraft Tips & Techniques On-Track Randy Pobst writes … Read more
In December, I had a conversation with Emanuele Gerbino, a director at VPG Sim, a UK manufacturer of sim steering wheels. He discussed their new Ford Officially Licensed Mustang GT3 Wheel and mentioned their collaboration with Novus Sim Racing. This prompted me to reach out to Tara Brus from Novus to learn more about the … Read more
Do you have the motivation to succeed? That is the question you need to answer after reading and watching this week’s edition of the Driver Development Roundup. I also have details on how F1 teams use data to scout drivers, a free webinar you can attend and a new program providing mentorship opportunities to disabled … Read more
(Motorsport Prospects contributor Maja Czarzasty-Zybert expands on last week’s column to explain how sim racing and virtual testing are new and exciting career paths for neurodiverse talents. You can read last week’s column here.) Just a decade ago, few considered sim racing anything more than a form of entertainment. Today, it has become a fully-fledged … Read more
Sim racer Sean Terre will be making his motorsport debut in the 2025 all-electric NXT Gen Cup and this week’s Sim Racing Roundup gives you the details on how he got there. I also have news on a whole bunch of other sim racers making the leap to real-world motorsport as well as how you … Read more
How a driver coach can make you faster on track is one of the topics covered in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. You will also learn about pattern recognition, get advice from Patrick Long and watch the test drive of a McLaren Artura GT4. Racecraft Tips & Techniques On-Track In the video above, … Read more
Getting out of your comfort zone is, well uncomfortable. In this week’s Business of Being a Race Driver you will get some advice on how to break out of it and why you should. You will also get tips on how to get to meet and know sponsors, how to get yourself and your sponsors … Read more
Jude Peters has parlayed sim racing into real-world motorsport opportunities. His dad Dale explains how he did it. Just two years ago, 16-year-old Jude Peters was like so many young motorsport fans—racing on a simulator in his bedroom, dreaming of one day getting behind the wheel of a real race car. While others saw gaming … Read more
The practicalities and costs of becoming a race driver is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Driver Development Roundup. I also have news on how driving school can help a newbie, the future of Formula 1600 in the United States and gender parity in drag racing. All this and much more. Becoming … Read more
