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,
S5000
Roberto Merhi and teammate James Golding were almost inseparable in the first practice session of the S5000 season at Race Tasmania. Merhi topped the timesheets on Friday with a best time of 49.0716s around the Symmons Plains circuit, with James Golding just over one-thousandth of a second behind with
S5000
Eleven drivers will contest the S5000 Australian Drivers Championship season opener at Race Tasmania. Double champion Joey Mawson returns in his attempt to join Australian racing royalty as a three-time Gold Star winner, with familiar rival and 2021 Tasman Series champion Aaron Cameron returning in double duties. James Golding, Roberto
Formula One
Oscar Piastri completed his first laps in an official F1 session as a McLaren driver on day one of pre-season testing in Bahrain. The Australian completed 52 laps in the morning session, setting a fastest lap of 1:34.888. Despite being just over two seconds behind leader Max Verstappen
Formula One
Defending champion Max Verstappen went fastest on the first day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain ahead of Fernando Alonso, who set a late lap after being stuck in the garage for a length period of repairs. Times were mixed throughout both sessions, with Verstappen clocking a lap time
S5000
The opening round of the 2023 Shannons SpeedSeries has been launched at an event in Launceston. Launceston Mayor Cr. Danny Gibson welcomed the series to Tasmania, with four top-level national categories to open competition for 2023 this weekend. The mayor turned over local Lachie Dalton’s Trans Am entry to
Formula One
Formula 1 tyres will have a slightly different look during the pre-season test in Bahrain, with teams able to run any compound from the 2023 Pirelli range. Teams will be allocated 30 sets of tyres across the range, as well as two sets of unmarked prototype tyres. The prototype tyres
Formula One
New wet weather procedures and a raft of track changes have been approved by the F1 commission at their first meeting for 2023. A new wet weather tyre which provides peformance benefits and does not require tyre blankets, will be introduced by Pierlli from the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix onwards. The
Formula One
The FIA has approved the introduction of a fourth DRS zone for the Australian Grand Prix. The extra zone was due to be used in 2022 but was removed after driver complaints. The Formula 1 Commission approved the change at a meeting in London on Tuesday. Australian Grand Prix CEO
Formula One
Formula 2 champion Felipe Drugovich will drive for Aston Martin at the F1 pre-season test in Bahrain after Lance Stoll was injured. Stroll was cycling in Spain as part of pre-season training when he was involved in a “minor accident”, according to the team. "I've had an