Mazda Factory Driver Carbonell: Learnings

Throughout the racing season, not just the end of it, Mazda Motorsports asks its factory drivers to reflect of lessons they’ve learned. Why? To make adjustments and never stop challenging. We asked Andrew Carbonell to share some of his...To be a great racecar driver, one should not focus 100 percent behind the wheel. One way to improve: Coach. In 2016, I have kept up my private coaching and events that I do for my own business. But there are other ways too.

In 2016, I have been working triple duty for Mazda. I am back with Liam Dwyer contending for another championship in the IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge driving our #26 Freedom Autosport Mazda MX-5. I've also had the opportunity to experience the other side of the racing industry as both the driver steward and scholarship driver coach for the Battery Tender Global Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by BFGoodrich Tires in its inaugural season. Additionally, I get to be a spotter, or as I like to call it, "The eyes in the sky" for the Mazda Prototype team.