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The current state of pay in sports car racing is just one of the topics I covered last week on the Motorsport Prospects blog News Racers Can Use. I also covered driver development programs, training the body and mind for Dakar and Max Verstappen's comparison of sim racing with the real thing. Here is all that I covered last week.

2025 FF Corse GT Driver Academy Applications Now Open

Applications for the 2025 FF Corse GT Driver Academy are now open and last week’s Driver Development Roundup had all the details. I also had advice on how to break the harmful habits holding you back, details on an expanded Australian Porsche Michelin Junior Program and more! Click here to read all the details

Sports Car Racing: The Current State of Driver Pay

What do drivers make in sports car racing? That was just one of the topics covered in last week’s Business of Being a Race Driver. I also had tips on seeking sponsorship, lessons from the 2025 Motorsport Sponsorship and much more! Click here to read all of last week's race driver business advice.

Training Body and Mind for the Dakar Rally

How drivers train their body and mind to compete in the Dakar Rally is just one of the topics covered in last week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup. I also had tips from the pros on how to maximize corner entry, news on the next Mercedes-AMG GT3 and much more. Click here to read how to prepare for Dakar and more.

Max Verstappen Draws Parallels Between Sim Racing and Real-World Racing

Max Verstappen draws parallels between sim racing and real-world racing in last week’s edition of the Sim Racing Roundup. You also found out how realistic Assetto Corsa EVO is, learn why you should focus on driver confidence this year and a whole lot more. Click here to read Max's thoughts.

Extreme H Opens Up Development to Entice Manufacturers

Extreme H has opened up development on their new Pioneer 25 race cars to entice manufacturer involvement and I had the details in last week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup. I also had updates from Motorsport UK on their sustainability initiatives, the possibilities of Formula E racing in Toronto and more high performance sustainable motorsport news and developments. Click here to read all of last week's sustainable motorsport developments.

South African Grand Prix Bid Officially Launched

A South African Grand Prix bid has officially been launched and in last Friday’s edition of the Business of Motorsport I had all the details. I also had news of the recent changes to the FIA’s sporting code; the latest sponsorship deals as well as the potential commercial implications over the recent conflict between the FIA and Liberty Media. Click here to read all of last week's business of motorsport news.

The Week Ahead

This week on News Racers Can Use you will learn how F1 driver academies work, take a lap of Daytona International Speedway at night, learn the four areas of driver preparation, how to leverage sustainability for sponsorship and much more!

Quote of the Week

“Straight roads are for fast cars, turns are for fast drivers.”

-Colin McRae

The Last Lap

In 2022, Sports Car Digest published an article that I am sure was the cause of countless debates/arguments that continue to rage today. The article was called The Best Italian Sports Cars of All Time featuring 15 classic Italian sports cars and it is a fun read. You can read it here so make sure to share it amongst your friends so that you can argue debate it amongst yourselves.

Thanks for reading!

Mark Boudreau

Motorsport Solutions Architect at Motorsport Prospects