Continuing a commitment to immersion and fan experience, the team at Dinner with Racers are proud to reveal the next step in their digital empire with the launch of: Jeff Westphal: My Virtual Valentine.Designed for fans without Valentine’s Day plans, which likely stands for a large percentage of their fanbase,...

FIA newsWith distracted driving a rapidly growing problem across the world, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), in collaboration with personalised neuroinformatics global leader EMOTIV, will be introducing the #Tech4RoadSafety experience at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, to be held in Davos, Switzerland from January 22...

The revolution will not be televised, but we've known that for years. It will be live streamed, Tweeted, Instagrammed, and Snapchatted. It will have its own hashtag. TV will show the highlights package later. Professional sports are already way ahead on that front. In recent years IndyCar has aggressively been...

Formula 1 has a new owner, but what are Liberty's plans and are they viable? Here's what we know so far: In its company overview, Liberty Media Corporation describes itself as owning interests in the media, communications and entertainment businesses. That in itself should tell you that Liberty Media promises...

Sir Martin Sorrell is a name likely unknown even to the most passionate Formula 1 fan, yet the 71-year-old is a highly influential member of the F1 board alongside Bernie Ecclestone and Donald Mackenzie.Sorrell may be below the radar to many, but given his list of accomplishments in the business...

Virtual reality has been tipped by Formula 1 board member Sir Martin Sorrell to transform coverage of the championship and provide a potential added revenue stream.Williams has experimented with the technology this year, developing VR short films using cameras bolted onto its F1 cars that provide a 360-degree experience of...

Take a ride with the Ford GT racecar on a 360 degree virtual reality lap of Silverstone, shot during the WEC race weekend. For 360 best effect, try watching this in the YouTube app on your smartphone.

NextVR, a leader in live-action virtual reality broadcast technology, and FOX Sports have entered into a five-year partnership offering live, virtual reality coverage of the nation's top sporting events, including this Sunday's Daytona 500.This partnership to broadcast live sports in virtual reality is the first of its kind and will...

The IndyCar rulebook is a land of tight technical restraints. Paradoxically though, the paddock is developing into a wellspring of potentially game-changing technical and engineering innovations. In this third in our series, RACER takes a look at some of the groundbreaking STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) programs being developed...