Montreal racing prodigy becomes one of the youngest ever to deliver a TEDx talk in Canada; talk now available online
MONTREAL, QC — July 24, 2026 — Luca Day, the 16-year-old Canadian Formula 4 driver competing in the 2026 F4 U.S. Championship, has released his TEDx talk, Why Discipline Beats Motivation at 200 km/h, delivered at TEDxStLaurentBlvd at Club Soda during Montreal’s Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend. Day is among the youngest speakers ever to take the stage at the event — and believed to be the only Formula 4 driver to have given a TED talk.
In the talk, Day challenges one of the most repeated ideas in sport and business: that motivation drives success. His argument is sharper. Motivation is the spark, he contends, but discipline is the engine — the habit that shows up long after the excitement fades. Drawing on his climb from indoor karting at age 8 to national-level open-wheel racing, Day translates a life at 200 km/h into a lesson that applies as much to a boardroom as a pit lane.
“Motivation gets you to the track. Discipline gets you through the season,” said Day. “At 200 km/h, you don’t get to wait until you feel like it — and I think that’s true for anyone chasing something hard.”
The talk arrives as Day steps up to the 2026 F4 U.S. Championship with Momentum Motorsports, racing the No. 54 Zimperium entry across circuits including Road America, Mid-Ohio, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, and Barber Motorsports Park, while pursuing his path toward Formula 1.
About Luca Day:
Luca Day discovered racing through indoor karting at age 8 and was finishing near the top of major competitions by 11. He raced under Ben Cooper at BCR Racing Academy before joining Parolin’s Karting Bandits, and at 13 was testing in USF Juniors and training with Jacques Villeneuve’s FEED Racing in France. After a rookie season in the 2025 Ligier Junior Formula Championship, he now competes in the 2026 F4 U.S. Championship with Momentum Motorsports, guided by driver coach Quinlan Lall. His ultimate goal is to race in Formula 1.
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- Luca Day PR
