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The Value of Compassion to a Young Athlete

Compassion

The value of compassion to a young athlete is just one of the things covered in this week’s Driver Development Roundup. Always remember that young drivers are just that, young and your compassion can have an exponential influence on their development. Becoming a Professional Race Driver During the Australian Grand Prix two weeks ago, 20 … Read more

How Networking Can Empower You to Build a Winning Team

How Networking Can Empower You to Build a Winning Team

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

Do You Have The Motivation to Succeed?

Motivation

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

The Practicalities and Costs of Becoming a Race Driver

Race Driver

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

Winfield Racing School Returns To Racing

Winfield Racing School

The Winfield Racing School will be returning to racing in 2025 and in this week’s Driver Development Roundup you will understand why. I also have advice on how to use test days to build up your racecraft, what PR & media can do for your career as a racing driver and an opportunity to be … Read more

Sir Jackie Stewart’s Advice To Young Drivers

Sir Jackie Stewart

Sir Jackie Stewart’s advice to young drivers kicks off this week’s edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. You will also find out about the inaugural FW Nations Cup, get tips on improving your heel and toe technique as well as read a comparison between SCCA Club Spec Mustang vs. Miata. All this and … Read more

How to Find More Speed at the Track

Find More Speed at the Track

How to find more speed at the track is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. You will also find details on the provisional FIA Driver Categorisation list, a seminar that you can attend on how the right simulator racing setup can give you advantages on track as … Read more

How to Get Sponsors For Your Sim Racing

Sponsors For Your Sim Racing

How to get sponsors for your sim racing is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Sim Racing Roundup. You will also find details on an exciting partnership between Skip Barber Racing School and Simcraft, details on the first edition of the South American Esports Championship and the latest tech news and reviews. … Read more

Pivoting from Single-Seaters to Endurance Racing

Pivoting from single-seaters to endurance racing

This week you will learn about how one driver pivoted from single-seaters to endurance racing and why. I also have details on a major research initiative on the untapped potential of female drivers in brand narratives, winning your race team over and more. It’s all in this week’s edition of the Driver Development Roundup on … Read more

More Than Equal Launches First Driver Development Program

More Than Equal Driver Cohort 1

More Than Equal has launched their first driver development program and this week in the Driver Development Roundup I have all the details. I also have news on the shortlist for the 2025-26 IMSA Diverse Driver Development Scholarship, a new partnership between the Skip Barber Racing School and Margay Racing and how the Formula E … Read more

The Debut of the Ferrari 296 Challenge

Ferrari 296 Challenge

The debut of the new Ferrari 296 Challenge is just one of this week’s highlights in my Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have racecraft tips on braking and why you should not judge your racecraft too harshly, calendar news from various racing series and the top 10 best production track cars. All this … Read more

Sim Racing Is Becoming a Legitimate Race Driver Development Path

Racing Prodigy LMP2 Car

If it has not become clear by now, sim racing is becoming a legitimate race driver development path. This week I bring you details on a new program that could very well accelerate the trend. In addition to that, this edition of the Driver Development Roundup has details on the new F1 Academy Discover Your … Read more

More Sim Racers Going Real World Racing

Max Esterson on the Ray FF1600

This week I again feature more sim racers going real world racing and the trend is growing month over month. From a sim racer that helped a NASCAR driver with a recent win to an FF1600 champion who explains how to race his car in iRacing, the trend of sim racers going real world racing … 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

Transitioning from Sim Racing to F1 Sim Driver and then Real-World Motorsport

Sebastian Job

This week I once again bring you examples of drivers transitioning from sim racing to real world motorsport, but this time by way of an F1 team. In addition to Sebastian Job’s transition from sim racer to sim driver for the Red Bull F1 team, I show the importance of sim racing to a Porsche … Read more

Unlocking Your Potential as a Race Driver and More Driver Development News

Mark Tisshaw Debrief

This week is all about unlocking your potential as a race driver whether through racecraft or a driver development program or both. Whether it is trail braking in a low horsepower race car or unlocking maximum momentum in corners, there are racecraft tips this week that will help you on track. In driver development news, … 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

How Formula 1 Divides Revenue Amongst Teams and More

F1 Grid

This week in the Business of Motorsport, I bring you an analysis by Racing News365 of how Formula 1 revenues get divided amongst the teams. In addition to that, there are details on increased F1 viewership in the United States, a potential sale of the DTM, and whether MotoGP is reaching its limits. I also … Read more

Racecraft & Driver Development Roundup for October 24, 2022

Spring Mountain Radical Racing School

This week, the Racecraft & Driver Development Roundup is especially loaded with great information so here are just a few of the highlights that you can look forward to. In Racecraft there are tips on how to stop over-driving, how to control oversteer, the art of the overtake, mental conditioning tips and more. In Race … Read more

Business of Motorsport for September 23, 2022

Diesel Beverages Sponsorship

I have another jam-packed Business of Motorsport for you this week. I cover everything from Red Bull Powertrain plans to the debate over Superlicense points, from the Porsche IPO to Ford’s motorsport plans, Aston Martin’s woes on and off the track and much more. I also have news on the latest motorsport sponsorship deals, the … Read more