Pace, not panic
We publish when the reporting is done — not when the news cycle demands it. If a story needs another phone call or a second source, it waits until Monday morning.
About The Race Driver
Where speed meets the story behind it.
We are an independent motorsport editorial covering Formula 1, endurance racing, rally, and the drivers who make every lap matter. No PR fluff, no recycled press releases — just the race weekend as it actually happened.
Our story
Started in a paddock, written for people who never left one.
The Race Driver began in 2017 as a Friday-night newsletter circulated among a handful of engineers and fans who were tired of motorsport coverage that read like a press kit. The goal was simple: tell the story behind the timing tower — the strategy calls, the radio messages, the contract dramas, the weather gambles, and the personalities that never quite fit the broadcast reel.
Nine seasons later, we cover every grand prix weekend with a small core editorial team and a rotating bench of specialist contributors — former mechanics, data engineers, club racers, and travel-worn journalists. We don't chase the most clicks. We chase the most honest read on what really happened from the green light to the chequered flag.
"The race isn't won on Sunday. It's understood on Monday."
— Founding principle
Editorial mission
What we cover, and how we cover it.
Three commitments guide every article, podcast, and newsletter we publish. They are the reason readers come back, and the reason teams sometimes don't.
The human in the helmet
Drivers, strategists, mechanics, and fans are people first. We report the names behind the timing sheet, not the slogans behind the sponsor logos.
Show the work
Every claim links to its source. Every data point is traceable. When we get something wrong, we correct it in full, on the record, at the top of the piece — not buried in a footnote.
Independent, always
We do not run advertorial. We do not sell quotes. Our team, our coverage, and our calendar belong to the readers, not to the paddock PR machine.
By the numbers
Nine seasons of the racing calendar.
A snapshot of the desk, the reach, and the long-haul miles that come with covering a global sport from a small team.
9+
Seasons on the grid
Continuous coverage since 2017
240
Race weekends reported
Across 27 circuits worldwide
2.4M
Readers annually
Newsletter, web, and syndicated
11
Specialist contributors
Engineers, ex-mechanics, journalists
The desk
The voices behind the bylines.
A core editorial team based between London, Monaco, and São Paulo, supported by specialists who file from the paddock on race weekends.
Editor-in-Chief
Elena Marchetti
Former F1 strategy engineer turned writer. Elena founded the desk and still files from the pit wall most race weekends.
Senior Writer, Endurance
Daniel Okafor
Twelve Le Mans starts, two class wins. Daniel covers WEC, IMSA, and the long-tail sports car scene with rare technical depth.
Driver Features Editor
Sofia Reyes
Sofia profiles the people behind the helmets — from junior single-seaters to rally raid veterans. Based in São Paulo, files in three languages.
Data & Telemetry
Jonas Teller
Builds the charts, pace deltas, and stint breakdowns that sit underneath every strategy story. PhD in vehicle dynamics, occasional club racer.
Press kit
For teams, partners, and the curious.
Logos, founder bios, brand guidelines, and a one-page editorial fact sheet — everything you need to write about, partner with, or cite The Race Driver. Press inquiries route to our editorial desk within one business day.
For corrections, takedowns, or right-of-reply requests, please use the dedicated email below and include the article URL.
[email protected]- Download
- Download
- Download
- Download
Reach the desk
Talk to the right person, not a mailbox.
We keep the routes short. Story tips, press, partnerships, and corrections each go to a named human on the editorial team.
News & story tips
Encrypted Signal available on request. We protect sources.
Send a tipPress & partnerships
Logos, interviews, sponsorship and syndication inquiries.
Reach the press deskCorrections
Found something we got wrong? Please include the article URL.
Flag a correctionMailing address
The Race Driver
Unit 4, Stables Yard
London SW6 4TJ
Open Tuesday–Friday. Press visits by appointment only.
Full contact pageCatch the next race with us.
The Australian Grand Prix weekend opens the 2026 calendar — full schedule, weather, and circuit notes are already live on our race calendar. The drivers index has every confirmed seat for the new season.