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Who Will Be Powering F1 in 2026 and More Business of Motorsport News

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Who will be powering F1 in 2026 is becoming clearer as the FIA have released the list of registered power unit manufacturers for the 2026-2030 period. Two questions have been raised namely, where is Porsche and what is Honda up to? In addition to these F1 developments, I bring you the costs that Grand Prix … Read more

Who Is in Charge of Formula 1?

Stefano Domenicali and Mohammed Ben Sulayem

Who is in charge of Formula 1? That should have a relatively straightforward answer but based on the back and forth this week between the FIA and Liberty Media, most fans and possibly the teams and Liberty Media themselves may not be quite so sure of the answer. In addition to the FIA/Liberty war of … Read more

Idle Rumors and Speculation in Formula 1

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Idle rumors and speculation in Formula 1 are part of the package in this week’s Business of Motorsport. From rumors of mysterious investors in a new Formula 1 team to speculation on the next moves of a spurned manufacturer, it is all here this week. In addition to all that I have solid news from … Read more

Can Carbon Offsetting Help Save Motor Racing?

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Sky News took a ride with Paul Glass of Carbon Positive Motorsport to see if carbon offsetting can be part of the solution in reducing motorsport’s carbon footprint. The video they produced is a great introduction to the concept. In addition to carbon offsetting, this week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup includes an overview … Read more

Motorsport Series News for August 03, 2022-That New Race Car Smell

Ferrari 296 GT3

The smell of new race cars permeates this week’s edition of Motorsport Series News. Both Ferrari and Porsche have debuted their new GT3 racers and McLaren have announced an Artura-based race series. The new 12 Hours of Kuwait has been announced as well as the opportunity to test Australia’s S5000 single-seaters. There is also a … Read more

Sustainable Motorsport Roundup for June 25, 2022-Green Is Not Boring

Sustainable Motorsport Roundup for June 25, 2022

The sustainable motorsport news has not stopped since my vacation and this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup is packed with tons of news and developments. From the work that McLaren Racing are engaged in to develop a “circular F1 car” to the STCC transitioning to all-electric, the developments continue to accelerate. And if you think that … Read more

Sustainable Motorsport Roundup for April 30, 2022-Gen3 Is Here

Sustainable Motorsport Roundup for April 30, 2022

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

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up For April 9, 2022-It’s All About Attitude

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up For April 9, 2022

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

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for March 12, 2022-Super Formula Explores Sustainability and More

Sustainable Motorsport Round-Up for March 12, 2022

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

Sim Racing and Esports News for February 17, 2022

Sim Racing and Esports News for February 17, 2022

This week on Sim Racing and Esports News I have a lot of very interesting and very cool developments for you. They encompass Formula 1, GT Racing, Indycar, NASCAR and the World Rally Championship. All this plus hardware news and a contest you can enter. Formula 1 Gets Experienced Formula 1 is set to launch … Read more