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Last week's articles featured on News Racers Can Use on Motorsport Prospects were brimming with invaluable insights for both seasoned race drivers and those aspiring to join the ranks. Among the highlights was a deep dive into three crucial fitness focus areas that every racing driver should prioritize. This week, I’m excited to share even more highlights from last week's articles, complete with links to ensure you don’t miss out on any essential tips and strategies. Let’s rev up and dive in!

Inaugural Ford Performance Development Program Drivers Announced

The inaugural Ford Performance Development Program drivers have been announced and in last week’s edition of the Driver Development Roundup you found out who they are and where they will be racing. I also had more driver development program news, an opportunity to race in Florida in February and the driver development pathway taken by three young drivers. Click here to read more

3 Essential Fitness Focus Areas for Racing Drivers

In an article written exclusively for Motorsport Prospects, active karter and founder of Hanscombe Performance Rhys Hanscombe explains what the three essential fitness focus areas for racing drivers should be. Click here to read what they are.

Why Indy NXT Drivers Are Now More Sponsor Friendly

Indy NXT drivers have a major new incentive to offer potential sponsors this year and in last week's edition of The Business of Being a Race Driver you will find out what it is. I also had tips and a free webinar that you could attend to help you with your sponsorship deck, and much more. Click here to read what is new with Indy NXT and more.

Formula 1’s Green Revolution

Formula 1 is undergoing a green revolution and for those unaware, Motorsport Prospects contributor Maja Czarzasty-Zybert looks at what the series is currently doing and what the future holds for sustainable motorsport in F1. Click here to read her thoughts on a more sustainable F1.

Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Tweaks 2025 Driver Categorization Requirements

The Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America has tweaked its 2025 driver categorization requirements and last week’s Racecraft & Race Cars Roundup brought you the details of what has changed. I also had racecraft and fitness advice, how to tackle “The Cyclone” and opportunities to get your race license in a Ferrari. Click here to read all this and much more.

Radical Academy Indonesia – From Virtual to Real Racing

Radical Academy Indonesia is a program that develops sim racers into real-life race drivers and in my latest Sim Racing Roundup you found out about the program and were able to watch it in action. I also had news on how a sim racer was recently crowned “Young Driver of the Year” in the UK, transitioning from sim racing to the CARS Tour in real life and why Max Verstappen thinks that sim racing is 90-95% there. Click here to read all the sim racing news for racers and not gamers.

Formula E is the Most Important Motorsport on the Planet

Formula E is considered by some to be the most important motorsport on the planet and in last week’s edition of the Sustainable Motorsport Roundup you found out why. Click here to read the reasoning.

Where will F1 Race Next?

Where will F1 race next is one of the topics covered in last Friday’s Business of Motorsport. You will find out which countries are in the running and what their chances are of landing a Grand Prix. Click here to read this and more business of motorsport news from last Friday.

The Week Ahead

As part of this week's News Racers Can Use I have tips on building a successful racing career, advice for neurodivergent race drivers, the price tag of pursuing an F1 career and much more!

Quote of the Week

When you win a race like this the feeling is very, very good. There have been times when I have been flat-out to finish sixth, but you can't see that from the outside. In 1980 I finished three or four times in seventh place. I pushed like mad, yet everyone was gathered around the winner, and they were thinking that I was just trundling around. But that's motor racing. So, in fact the only thing you can judge in this sport is the long term. You can judge a career or a season, but not one race. - Alain Prost

The Last Lap

The six-wheeled Tyrrell P34 has always fascinated F1 fans with its unconventional four front wheels. In what is arguably the heyday of F1 innovation, the P34 joins the infamous Brabham "fan car" as technological oddities. But for those of us fascinated by the P34, we have always wondered, how did it drive? Andrew Frankel of Motorsport Magazine had the opportunity to find out.

Four small wheels put more rubber on the road than two conventional wheels; you also gain a greater swept area of brake disc. Better, because a wheel and tyre exposed to a moving flow of air will generate a force at right angles to its cylindrical axis, and the size of that force is directly related to the size of wheel and tyre, so the smaller the wheels the lower that force will be. In short, small wheels meant less lift, which meant more grip. It was pure genius.

Read what it was like to drive the infamous Tyrrell P34 here.

As always, thanks so much for reading.

Mark Boudreau

Motorsport Solutions Architect at Motorsport Prospects