Andrew founded raceweek in 2019 to bring more attention to junior motorsport categories. He runs the site alongside a career as a full-time news journalist and has attended 12 grands prix.
Formula One
Max Verstappen took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc in a return to the dominant form that took him to back-to-back world championships. The Red Bull driver set a lap of 1:29.708 in the final qualifying session to put to
Formula One
Fernando Alonso was fastest on day one of the Bahrain Grand Prix as Aston Martin threatened to upset the Formula 1 pecking order. Alonso was fastest after the two free practice sessions on Friday, setting a time of 1:30.907 around the Sakhir circuit. “It felt good,” said the
Indycar
Six-time Indycar champion Scott Dixon topped the timesheets in the first session of the season opener in St. Petersburg. The New Zealander set a time of 1:01.6145 in the #9 PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to best the field in the opening practice session. “The first session
Hugh Barter
Pepe Marti made his way to the front of the pack through two safety car restarts to win the FIA Formula 3 opener in Bahrain. The Campos Racing driver bided his time during two safety car restarts behind Franco Colapinto before using DRS to close and attack his Argentinian rival
FIA Formula E
António Félix da Costa claimed victory in the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix with two stunning overtakes. Da Costa claimed his first victory for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team after two bold overtakes on Vergne along the high-speed twisting waterfront section of the track. “For the first time I
S5000
88Racing and Team BRM driver Joey Mawson swept the S5000 season opener in Tasmania with victory in all three races. Mawson was seriously challenged for the first time this weekend as Cooper Webster took the lead of the start line and threatened to run off into the long horizon of
Formula One
Sergio Perez set the fastest overall time of three days of F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Red Bull went fastest by more than three-tenths of a second on the final day ahead of Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes and Valtteri Bottas for Alfa Romeo. Perez focused on long runs in
S5000
Joey Mawson led from pole to take back-to-back victories with race two of the S5000 season in Tasmania. Mawson started alongside rival Aaron Cameron who stalled off the line, dropping to seventh by the end of the opening lap. It was advantage Mawson off the start line for the second
S5000
Joey Mawson cruised to a lights-to-flight victory in the S5000 season opener at Race Tasmania. Mawson started on pole and didn’t look back, holding off rival Aaron Cameron off the line and setting about building a 2.3 second lead by the chequered flag. The joint-venture took the 15h
S5000
Joey Mawson began his quest for a third S5000 Australian Drivers’ Championship title in top form with unbeatable pace around Symmons Plains in qualifying. Mawson led throughout the session, maintaining his lead and going fastest even as the field’s Hoosier tyres came into temperature and times began to drop.
Italian Formula 4
Jack Beeton will contest his maiden European open-wheel campaign in Italian Formula 4 with Van Amersfoort Racing. "I am super excited to be joining Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2023 Italian Formula 4 championship,” said Beeton. “Racing in Europe with a team like VAR is a huge step in
Formula One
Alfa Romeo driver Zhou Guanyu topped the timing board on day two of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain, four hundredths of a second ahead of defending champion Max Verstappen. Carlos Sainz topped the morning session but it was Verstappen who was once again on the pace in the afternnoon,