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This week I have information on an amazing scholarship program that will allow the lucky recipient to race Formula 4 in Europe. You will also find details on how to form partnerships with brands, another sim racer having real-life motorsport success and testing an FF1600. Let's take a closer look.

2025 Feed Racing Scholarship Registrations Open

2025 Feed Racing Scholarship registrations are now open and last week in the Driver Development Roundup I had the details on how you can register. I also had great advice on how to develop a winning mindset, a new young driver development program for New Zealand racers and why you are not too old to race. Click here to read all this and more.

The Driver’s Eye is On Nico Mueller at Spa

The Driver’s Eye last week was on Nico Mueller for one lap around Spa onboard the PEUGEOT 9X8 2024 #93 during FP1 of 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. Click here to watch.

How to Form Partnerships with Brands

In last week’s edition of The Business of Being a Race Driver, you discovered how to build partnerships with brands, you learned about the race driver’s mindset, and explored strategies for activating sponsorships. I also covered how to connect with potential sponsors and secure the funding needed to fuel your racing career. Click here to read all the details.

Two Awesome Porsche 935 Race Cars Headline the Marketplace

Two awesome Porsche 935 race cars highlighted last week’s eclectic selection of race cars for sale in the Motorsport Prospects Marketplace in partnership with Racing Edge. In addition to the two Porsches, I featured a rare Panoz DP09B, a gorgeous Heron GT MK IV, an enclosed cockpit Radical RXC V8 2.9L and a stunning 2017 McLaren 570 GT4. Click here to see if they are still available.

Testing an FF1600 Car in 2024

Testing an FF1600 car in 2024 is just one of the topics covered in last week’s edition of the Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also had tips on mastering the corner entry phase on a racetrack, a revolutionary new hand-control system for disabled drivers and the importance of speaking openly about battling depression. Click here to read all the tips and techniques.

Sim Racer Suellio Almeida Wins 2024 Radical North America Cup Pro 1340 Championship

Sim Racer Suellio Almeida has been crowned 2024 Radical North America Cup champion, proving once again that sim racing can lead to real-world motorsport success. In addition to this news, last week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup highlighted new details on a global ROKiT Racing Star competition, looked at how an F2 team is using a simulator for training and presented another chance to win a Prodigy Pass! Click here to read all the sim racing news.

Motorsport Aims for Net Zero

Motorsport is aiming to become Net Zero and in last week's Sustainable Motorsport Roundup you learned about some initiatives that it hopes will get it there. I also had a look at a very cool project between P1 Fuels and Tilke, recycled E-Fluids and an open test day for junior drivers interested in trying out a NXT Gen race car. Click here to for all the sustainable motorsport news.

F1 Signs Massive 10 Year LVMH Sponsorship Deal

Formula 1 has signed a massive 10-year sponsorship deal with LVMH and that was just one of three major Business of Motorsport stories that happened over the last week. In addition to the LVMH deal, Michael Andretti stepped back from an ownership role with his Andretti Global race team and 23XI Racing and Front Motorsports have filed a joint lawsuit against NASCAR accusing the governing body of “anti-competitive and monopolistic control of the sport”. Click here to read all the latest business of motorsport news.

The Week Ahead

This week I have details on the pressure building on the FIA to reduce the cost of racing as well as updates on a number of driver development programs, advice on the perils of sponsorship exclusivity and quick and easy tips for racing in the rain. All this and much more!

Quote of the Week

"A racing car is an animal with a thousand adjustments."

-Mario Andretti

The Last Lap

Two years ago, Alain de Cadenet passed away. If you are not familiar with him, he was one of the most fascinating characters in motorsport. Accordint to Wikipedia, he was "an English television presenter and racing driver. He was noted for racing in 15 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans during the 1970s and 1980s, achieving one podium finish with third place in 1976." But that really does not adequately describe the man.

If you want to learn more about one of motorsport's true renaissance men, check out Motorsport Magazine's "Playboy racer with a love for Le Mans: Alain de Cadenet" for a great insight into who he truly was and why.

"He decided to focus on Le Mans and after failing to buy a Ferrari 312PB from the factory decided to try to beat them with a car of his own construction. To design the first de Cadenet sports car he recruited a young designer at Brabham called Gordon Murray and, working in his spare time, Murray used some components from the F1 car to produce a machine which took them to 12th overall."

Thanks for reading,

Mark