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With the Verified by Motorsport Prospects program launching on May 4th, the next step will be building a driver membership program—one designed to offer something truly different from anything currently available.

If you’re a race driver, what’s the one feature you would most want in a membership like this? I’d love to hear your thoughts—just reply to this email.

In the meantime, here’s what I covered this week.

Developing an Independent Driver

Developing an independent driver was just one of the topics covered in last week’s Driver Development Roundup. Can a doctor become a pro race driver? I also featured advice from the Skip Barber Racing School and much more! Click here to read the details.

Shift Up Now Foundation Awards $300,000 in Grants

The Shift Up Now Foundation has awarded over $300,000 in grants to female racers and i had the details in last week’s Business of Being a Race Driver. You will also find out why going viral is overrated, the hidden economics of motorsport and more. Click here to read more about the grants Shift Up Now was able to award.

Mercedes-AMG Teases New GT3

Mercedes-AMG has revealed a teaser for their new GT3 race car, and I had the details in last week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also have details on a new Wolf single-seater and much more! Click here to read more about Mercedes' GT3 plans.

Verstappen Sim Racing Launches

Verstappen Sim Racing has launched, and you get all the details in last week’s Sim Racing Roundup. I also have details of iRacing coming to Apple’s Vision Pro VR headset and much more! Click here to read about why he went for the name change and his plans for this year and beyond.

Opel Joins Formula E for Gen4 Era

Opel has joined Formula E for the Gen4 era and last week’s Sustainable Motorsport Roundup has the details. I also have news on Formula 1 working to strengthen the integration of nature protection and restoration into its strategy and delivery plus much more! Click here to read why Opel are going electric racing.

MotoGP Embraces a New Era Under Liberty

MotoGP is embracing a new era under Liberty Media and in last Friday's edition of the Business of Motorsport Roundup you will find out how. I also have details on how F1 grew to become a multi-billion-dollar industry, the latest motorsport sponsorship deals and more. Click here to read all about the future of MotoGP and more.

The Week Ahead

The week ahead on Motorsport Prospects is the usual mix of actionable driver-related advice and news including:

• Contract advice for young drivers.
• A new episode of the podcast featuring featuring Paul Crawford of Motorsport UK.
• The budget to race NASCAR Late Models plus much more!

Quote of the Week

“Understeer is when you see the tree you hit. Oversteer is when you only hear it.” – Walter Rohrl

The Last Lap

With the Long Beach Grand Prix coming up, it's only appropriate to look at it's history. Matt Bishop's When F1 cracked the US with soul: the glamorous and sleazy Long Beach GP is a great way to get a history lesson.

"Long Beach itself, making its F1 debut that weekend, proved to be an inspired choice of venue. Set beside a shimmering expanse of the world’s largest ocean — the venerable RMS Queen Mary anchored majestically in the harbour, its three oblique funnels punctuating the horizon beside the long Shoreline Drive not-quite-straight — it offered a backdrop of cinematic splendour."

To your success on track and off!

Mark Boudreau

Motorsport Solutions Architect at Motorsport Prospects