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Is NASCAR a Monopoly?

Front Row Motorsports

Is NASCAR a monopoly? That is a question that was recently debated, and you can listen to the debate in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also have the name of the new track for the Spanish Grand Prix, a look inside the Formula E offices and the latest motorsport sponsorship deals and partnerships. … Read more

Chevrolet Blazer EV.R NASCAR Prototype Introduced at Daytona 500

Chevrolet Blazer EV.R NASCAR Prototype Introduced at Daytona 500

The Chevrolet Blazer EV.R NASCAR prototype was introduced at last weekend’s Daytona 500 as pace car with impressive performance and technology in a world where V8s rule. This is just one of the stories covered in this week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. I also have sustainable motorsport news from Ferrari and Alpine, a … Read more

Formula E Needs to Move Away from City Circuits with Gen4 Car

Formula E Brazil 2024

Formula E may need to move away from city circuits with their upcoming Gen4 car and in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup you will find out why. You will also find out how the series is reducing the carbon footprint of their freight, find out about the tech behind Extreme H and get the chance … Read more

Canadian Grand Prix Rescheduled for 2026 to Rationalize F1 Calendar

Canadian Grand Prix

The Canadian Grand Prix has been rescheduled to earlier in May for 2026 as part of Formula 1’s switch to a more geography-based calendar and I have the details this week. I also have an article that looks at Formula 1’s influence in the location of COP29, a new podcast from Hansen Motorsport and a … Read more

How Formula 1 Innovation Can Drive a Net-Zero Future

Net Zero 2030

How Formula 1 innovation can drive a net-zero future is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. Motorsport is uniquely positioned amongst all other sports to directly contribute global sustainability solutions, and you will see how this week. I also have news on a “Battle of Technologies” on the track, … Read more

How Taylor Swift Changed Formula 1

Taylor Swift

How Taylor Swift has changed Formula 1 is just one of the stories covered in this week’s Business of Motorsport. I also have news on where race drivers stand in the list of the 50 most marketable athletes, the costs of putting on the Grand Prix of Arlington and the latest motorsport sponsorship deals, partnership … Read more

The Waste2Race LMP3 Is A Hydrogen Race Car Fueled By Sewage

Waste2Race

The Waste2Race Le Mans Prototype is a hydrogen-powered race car fueled by sewage and this is just one of the items featured in this week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. I also have the impressive results of Mercedes F1’s HVO100 bio-fuel-powered European season, COTA’s partnership with an environmental group and the DTM ditching fossil … Read more

The Awesome Power of An Electric Race Truck

Electric Race Truck

This week I give you a taste of the awesome power of an all-electric race truck that you probably never knew you wanted to watch race. I also bring you details on Formula 1’s sustainable aviation fuel move, some interesting sustainable motorsport-related conferences to attend and the debate over what will power the World Rally … Read more

IndyCar Announces Charter System

IndyCar

IndyCar has announced a charter system, and its effects are already being felt. Details are in this week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup. I also have news on why the MotoGP Indian Grand Prix is not on the schedule for 2025, the latest motorsport sponsorship deals and partnerships and a roundup of the latest motorsport legal … Read more

A Radical Motorsport Opportunity for a UK Karter

Radical Motorsport

A Radical Motorsport opportunity awaits a deserving UK karter as Radical Motorsport and Wera Tools UK team up for a scholarship program and I have all the details as well as how you can apply. I also have news on a new driver development scholarship in New Zealand, who is contesting the Richard Mille Young … Read more

Can an F1 Team Emulate the Valuation of the Dallas Cowboys?

Can an F1 Team Emulate the Valuation of the Dallas Cowboys?

This week’s Business of Motorsport Roundup will explore whether an F1 team can achieve a valuation similar to the recent $10 billion valuation of the Dallas Cowboys. I also have news on charter negotiations in both NASCAR and IndyCar, the future of the Supercars calendar and why the Stake F1 team must operate under a … Read more

The Prevalence of Multi-Year Contracts Among F1 Drivers Explained

Driver Contracts

The prevalence of multi-year contracts among F1 drivers is explained in this issue of the Business of Motorsport. You will also hear why Rwanda thinks they deserve F1, the likelihood of the World Rally Championship returning to America and how IMSA is moving beyond convergence. All this and much more. Motorsport Industry News Formula 1 … Read more

The Challenge of Achieving Sustainable Logistics in Motorsport

Sustainable Motorsport Logistics

The Sustainable Motorsport Roundup this week highlights the ongoing challenge of achieving sustainable logistics in motorsport. Though not impossible, these challenges are complex, with opinions divided—some believe progress is too slow, while others feel it’s being impeded. This edition also features a look at the FIA’s sustainability initiatives, the hurdles faced by Formula E, and … Read more

Anatomy of a Motorsport Sponsorship Deal

Anatomy of a Motorsport Sponsorship Deal

This week you will read about the anatomy of a motorsport sponsorship deal that details why the sponsor got involved and what they get out of it. I also have news about a possible return of Toyota to F1, the differences between owning an F1 and Indycar team and the latest motorsport sponsorship deals and … Read more

Extreme H unveils the Pioneer 25 Hydrogen-Powered Race Car

Extreme H Pioneer 25

Extreme H has unveiled their Pioneer 25 hydrogen-powered race car, and you will get all the details in this week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. I also have the details on Indycar’s new hybrid power unit, Mercedes F1’s investment in carbon removal initiatives and the latest developments in electric drag racing. All this and more in this … Read more

Arbitration Panel Clears Haas F1 of Contract Breach with Uralkali

Haas F1

A Swiss arbitration panel has cleared Haas F1 of breaching their contract with Nikita Mazepin sponsor Uralkali but must refund the portion of the sponsor fee attributable to the time after the contract was lawfully terminated. This is just one of the cases covered in this week’s Motorsport Law Roundup as part of the Business … Read more

ACO Unveils Hydrogen-Powered H24 EVO

H24 EVO

The ACO has unveiled their hydrogen-powered H24 EVO and I have the details in this week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. I also have details on new hydrogen and eco-friendly ICE engines being developed, SRO going 100% carbon neutral, and should Formula E be worried about F1’s sustainability push? All this and much more … Read more

Intense Negotiations Ongoing for F1 Concorde Agreement

FIA Place de la Concorde

Intense negotiations are ongoing for F1’s Concorde Agreement and this week’s Business of Motorsport will bring you up to speed. I also have news on the continuing debate over the future of the Monaco Grand Prix, Lola’s plans in Formula E and beyond, the future of Liberty and MotoGP and more motorsport-related legal news. All … Read more

Sustainability and Motorsport Sponsorship

Sustainable Motorsport Sponsorship

Sustainability and motorsport sponsorship is an issue that I have covered in the past and is explored once again in this week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. Sponsors and potential sponsors are more often asking teams and drivers about their sustainability initiatives before they commit and this week you will hear why. I also … Read more

Could F1-FIA Détente Revive Andretti’s F1 Aspirations?

Michael and Mario Andretti

Could the recently announced F1-FIA détente revive Michael Andretti’s F1 aspirations? That is just one of the topics covered in this week’s Business of Motorsport. I also cover the latest MotoGP calendar news, why the WRC is targeting America and how the Fair Use doctrine may come to the defense of Guenther Steiner. It’s all … Read more