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as has secondary backer Shaw and Partners, plus others. The red was replaced with black and white cat Tuesday’s Winton shakedown. The damaging fallout has not only had a massive impact on Erebus, but also been bad news for both Supercars and the sport as a whole in Australia. Supercars has come under scrutiny for its handling of the matter and now Howard has come out and penned letter to the motorsport world on the developing situation.
SUPERCARS CEO Shane Howard has penned an open letter on the ongoing Brodie Kostecki and Erebus Motorsport conflict. The 2024 season has produced one of the biggest news stories in history before it has even begun surrounding the reigning champions. What is confirmed is that Kostecki will not take part in the 2024 Supercars opener, the Bathurst 500, later this month with Todd Hazelwood substituting in the #1’s absence at Erebus Motorsport. The details of the controversy are still extremely unclear but it is believed to boil down to what is best described as a ‘workplace issue’ between driver and team. However, several other parties both within the team and surrounding it are involved creating an even more
complex situation. Due to the saga being played out in public, it has had a massive impact on Erebus Motorsport just months after it flew to a celebrated maiden championship success on the streets of Adelaide. Not only is the contracted Kostecki missing Bathurst, but there is a possibility he may not be seen for the entirety of his title defence, while there are suggestions he may also be on the outer with NASCAR Cup Series team Richard Childress Racing. When cars hit the track at Mount Panorama, Erebus will look completely different having lost many of its biggest sponsors. Naming rights partner Coca-Cola has departed,
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FRASER, ROBOTHAM JOIN BJR BRAD JONES Racing (BJR) has revealed a fresh and younger co-driving line up for the 2024 Supercars enduros. Out are experienced faces Dale Wood and Dean Fiore and in are Declan Fraser and Jaylyn Robotham, while Jordan Boys has been retained alongside Macauley Jones. Jaxon Evans’ co-driver is yet to be named. Fraser replaces Wood to steer the #8 Camaro alongside Andre Heimgartner arriving at BJR after a single season full-time racing with Tickford. The 23-year-old will use the drive as an opportunity to push himself back to the top of pecking order having experienced a character-building rookie season in Supercars. Fraser arrived at Tickford on a high from his Super2 title with Triple Eight and top 10 Bathurst wildcard with Craig Lowndes, but achieved just one top 10 finish in the #56 Mustang. He is in place of Wood, who had started the last three Great Races in car #8 and despite not finishing the last two races finished sixth on first attempt in 2021, plus scored a top five at Sandown last year. Fraser believes a first taste of Supercars silverware is possible at BJR.
“I’m really excited to join BJR,” he said. “I’ve seen the results that Andre got throughout last year and I really think we’re going to have a great opportunity to go to Bathurst and Sandown and really put on a show and hopefully get a podium.” Like Wood, Fiore had been driving car #14 for the last three years and had never finished outside of the top 10 at Mount Panorama. But there will be a new face sharing it with Fullwood with another youngster in Robotham.
He has two Bathurst starts behind him with the first a wildcard in 2022 with Matt Chahda where they surprised many to finish 18th. Last year he teamed up with Cam Hill and finished a solid 15th for Matt Stone Racing. In addition to Supercars the 2020 Super3 champion also has raced overseas in Thailand. “I am excited to be joining Bryce and the BJR family,” Robotham said. “I’ve known Bryce for a few years now and I’m looking forward to getting out to
Sandown and Bathurst with him.” BJR team owner Brad Jones said he feels the trio of co drivers will be a good fit for the team and will get their first taste of Gen3 machinery at Winton today. “First of all we’re pretty excited to have them on board for Sandown and Bathurst,” he said. “Getting them in the car today is also very important, making sure they’re comfortable and getting them settled in their working relationship with Bryce, Andre and their engineer nice and early. “We’ll be able to have a very solid foundation heading into the enduro races later this year. “Watching both Declan and Jay in action last year, they put in some impressive performances when they were behind the wheel. “Keeping Jordan and Macca together is also natural, they’ve been friends since childhood and what they’ve been able to build over the last two years as driving partners is exactly what you’d look for. “The way they’re able to push each other and work between sessions to get the best out of the car, it provides an exciting opportunity for them in 2024.”
EVANS’ FIRST SUPERCAR LIVERY JAXON EVANS will be making his Supercars debut at Brad Jones Racing with a new number for the SCT Camaro. Evans will be racing the #12 Chevrolet Camaro in a similar livery to the one Jack Smith raced last year. The white base has been retained, plus the red racing stripes that run from the back to the front of the car. The tweak has been on the side with the red running along the skirts at the bottom of the car. Evans arrives in Supercars after two endurance campaigns in the BJR Camaro with Jack Smith.
Having won the French and Australian Carrera Cup titles, the Kiwi has also had a global career racing in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Porsche Supercup. Having seen his new car Evans is now “itching” to make his Supercars debut. “Really excited to be representing SCT Logistics, in the striking white and red Camaro for 2024,” he said. “Getting itchy feet waiting to finally kick the year off at our pre-season test. Bathurst is a pretty wild place to have your solo debut - in saying that, it’s the last circuit I drove a Supercar.
“As a Supercars ‘rookie’ there’s a lot of unknowns at present - but, collectively we have clear intentions of what we want to achieve. “I’m confident in the team and the driving force behind this opportunity.” SCT Logistics head of motorsport programs Andrew Jones said that although Evans will make his fulltime debut, the 27-year-old has the experience to impress. “Jaxon coming in as the primary driver of the SCT Logistics Camaro is a big change for us and affirms the key objectives that we have for this
program,” he said. “While Jaxon will carry the status of being a ‘rookie’, the experience that we all have working together as a team over the past two years across the endurance events will absolutely assist in ensuring that we hit our performance targets. “When you couple that with his extensive global success, we have no doubt 2024 will be strong for SCT Motorsport.” Evans will drive the #12 Camaro at Winton’s test day on Wednesday before the Bathurst 500.
BJR PULL OFF THE COVERS OF JONES CAMARO MACAULEY JONES will continue to race with some familiar colours on the #96 Brad Jones Racing Chevrolet Camaro in 2024. Pizza Hut has continued backing Jones and a near identical livery to the start of 2023 has been rolled out for the new season. The logo on the bonnet has been changed while there is a slight tweak to the red sash that runs along the bottom of the doors. Despite the switch back to the standard white livery, BJR has promised the creative rolling liveries seen throughout 2023 will return this year. A golden Camaro, Ninja Turtles, plus a livery designed by a kid were all seen on
the #96 Camaro last year. Jones said more are planned for 2024. “We’re keeping it fresh for this year, a
bit of a twist on the last livery but she’s looking pretty special. “Pizza Hut really hammered home
the point last year that they’re here for a good time, the liveries we’ve had so far have been amazing and the fan reception was so cool to see. Having a sponsor so interactive and engaging is a major plus. “There’s so many cool things we’ve got planned for 2024 and it’s going to be another epic year. “First though we’ve got to get racing and I honestly just can’t wait, we’ve been out of the car since November and all I’ve wanted to do since then is be back in the seat.” Jones is gearing up for his sixth full time season in Supercars and wants to get back into the top 20 in the standings after slipping out last year.
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WILLIAMS UNVEILS 48TH F1 LIVERY WILLIAMS HAS shown the world the look the iconic squad will carry in its 48th Formula 1 World Championship campaign this year. The FW46 F1 car will feature a tweaked black and blue livery that continues a running theme since 2022. The similar colour scheme to last year is covered with various shades of dark and navy blue across the sidepods before covering the entire nose section. It has also added a red and white stripe at the top and bottom of the blue shades which the team describes is a nod to its iconic era between 1985 and 1997. Last year Williams took a big step forward finishing seventh in its most productive season since the Felipe
Massa’s final season in 2017. Doing the heavy lifting was Thai driver Alex Albon, who has formed himself as the team’s spearhead. Albon put in a number of impressive drives to score 28 of Williams’ 28 points accrued across 2023. Seventh place finishes at Canada and Italy were the high points, while he qualified fourth at Zandvoort and charged up 10 spots to get points in the Qatar Sprint. He is in the final year of his contract and will be a key player in the silly season with Williams desperate to keep him. On the other side of the garage American Logan Sargeant did enough to secure a second season with Williams.
Despite a tough rookie campaign punctured by crashes and mistakes, he was able to score his maiden career point on home turf at Austin. Williams team principal James Vowles is optimistic having seen strong unity at Grove. “The FW46 has been the focus of the team for many months and there is still a tremendous effort going in from everyone at Grove to deliver our challenger for this year. “As we look to build on the momentum from last season, we have a driver lineup in Alex and Logan that is capable of consistently fighting for points while helping lead our development for the future.
“Since joining Williams Racing a year ago, I’ve seen this team pull together to overcome a number of challenges and claim seventh in the constructors’ championship, which meant a great deal for everyone involved. We’ve also shown the world that we’re building the foundations for moving forward. “Of course, there’s still a long way to go on this journey together but I know our fans, partners and everyone at Grove HQ is pushing as one to create new history for this iconic team. “It will take time, but everyone’s support is integral to help drive us towards success in the years to come. I’m looking forward to seeing what this season holds for us.”
SAUBER SHOWS OFF NEW LOOK SAUBER HAS shown off its bold new look coinciding with its new pre-Audi chapter for the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship. Sauber, known commercially as Stake F1 Team, has a completely new design as a result of the departure of Alfa Romeo following a six-year partnership. Gone is the dark red and in is bright green, coupled with the carbon fibre, creating a colour scheme rarely seen in Formula 1 before, and especially by Sauber which has been either red, white, blue or grey in recent years. The car itself called the Stake C44 is completely different from last year’s C43. The rear suspension is completely modified and the aerodynamics are all new. Meanwhile as a consequence of Zhou Guanyu’s horrifying crash at Silverstone in 2022, this is the first Sauber with a conventional triangular roll-hoop. Historically the team had opted for a single pillar for that part of the car but that is what failed when Zhou flipped upside-down and dragged along the
tarmac before being caught in the Abbey catch fence. Zhou will suit up for his third Formula 1 season and hopes to score more than six points and finish 18th in the championship, having done so in both of his 2022 and 2023 campaigns.
The experience of Valtteri Bottas continues to be up the team’s sleeve for a third year since leaving Mercedes at the end of 2021. Bottas will be looking to fire back after finishing outside the top 10 in the championship for the first time since
his debut season back in 2013. The Finn could only manage 16th in the championship with best results of eighth in Bahrain and Qatar. After a slow start to 2023, Sauber hopes its new look car can hit the ground running in 2024.
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WAU RETAIN CODRIVING LINE UP WALKINSHAW ANDRETTI United (WAU) will carry on with the same codrivers in the 2024 Supercars enduros at Sandown and Bathurst, For a second straight season Lee Holdsworth and Fabian Coulthard will be sharing cars #25 and #2 respectively. Holdsworth will continue his partnership with Chaz Mostert into a third season while the experienced Coulthard will begin a new one with fellow Kiwi Ryan Wood. It means for the second year in a row Warren Luff has missed out, but WAU has stressed he “remains as a contracted driver with Walkinshaw Andretti United, with his 2024 driving plans to be announced in due course” after being on loan to Team 18 last year. After winning the 2021 Great Race Mostert and Holdsworth resumed their partnership last year in a Ford Mustang and fell 9s short of the podium in fourth, bouncing back from a tough Sandown 500. Holdsworth said there was no reason not to carry on racing with his “partner in crime”. “It’s great to be back with my partner in crime, Chaz,” he said. “When you’re teaming up with a mate, it’s enjoyable and it tends to bring out the best in me. Chaz and I have a lot of fun together, but it’s all business once the visor goes down. We’re as hungry as
ever for the top step after just missing out on the Bathurst podium last year. “With just two endurance events on the calendar, it’s ultra important you’re comfortable with the car and team, so the continuity helps. WAU have been working overtime in the off-season, so I’m looking forward to feeling how the car performs at Winton this week to kick off the year.” Rookie Wood will be Coulthard’s third co-driver in as many years at WAU. In 2022 he teamed up with Mostert and the pair came within 1.04s of victory. Last year he moved to the #2 Mustang
with Nick Percat and they could only manage 23rd and 14th at Sandown and Bathurst respectively. Coulthard is looking forward to working closely with Wood throughout the season. “I’m excited to be back for another year with the WAU team and to be driving alongside a fellow Kiwi, Ryan, for his first Bathurst 1000 is pretty special,” he said. “I’ll be spending a lot of time with the team and Ryan this year, we have already hit the ground running together, but it will be really important to make sure we gel together as much
as possible coming into Sandown and Bathurst. “The team have done an awesome job getting these cars ready, they look incredible, I’m looking forward to seeing how the cars have evolved over the summer break.” WAU team principal Bruce Stewart believes he has a strong co-driving line up at his disposal and also clarified the work Luff will do. “We are absolutely rapt to have both Fabian and Lee back on board with the team again in 2024. There is no doubt the calibre of these drivers puts us in a really strong position alongside Ryan and Chaz come endurance season,” he said. “Both Lee and Fabian recognise the path we are on as a team and want to be a part of that, they fit in to our culture very well - so we are really lucky to have them,” he said. “We’re working on what an on-track program for Luffy in 2024 looks like, he’s been instrumental in helping develop our Super2 and Foundation Academy drivers here at WAU and will continue to do so this season. “We have a big season ahead of us, but it will be fantastic to have Fabian, Lee and Warren immersed in the team. “While there’s still a lot to play out before endurance season, we are really excited to see what the year brings.”
RULLO AND SEARCY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD THE ALL Australian combination of Peter Rullo and Ben Searcy will make their FIA World Rally Championship debut in a Rally2 car at the famous Rally Sweden. The pair will field a ToniGardemeister Services (TGS) Worldwide Team Skoda Fabia Rally2 Evo at the 70th edition of the Swedish rally. They will be one of two all-Australian crews in Sweden with rising star Taylor Gill and Dan Brkic also racing following the former’s success in the FIA’s Rally Star program. Being the only round of the WRC season completely covered in snow, Sweden is one of the coldest and fastest rallies in the world where competitors take on ice-covered forest roads. As a result Rullo and Searcy will find themselves in an environment worlds apart from the hotter and drier tarmac and gravel rallies they are used to down under. They will also have to adjust to a new car with Rullo swapping his usual Race Torque Engineering team run Hyundai i20 N Rally2 to the Rally2 Skoda. Whilst all eyes are on the 11 stars chasing outright honours, at each
WRC rally there is a much bigger field competing in WRC2. This is where Rullo and Searcy will put Australia on the rallying map. All up the pair have well over a decade of rallying experience in Australia and 52-year-old Rullo is excited to dive headfirst into the Swedish snow. “With the limited tarmac events currently in Australia, jumping into a Rally2 car in the ARC was an amazing opportunity,” he said.
“Gravel rallies bring us right into the thick of it with less room for error. There is nothing like throwing the car into a corner sideways and it is so bloody satisfying when you nail it. “From what I have seen, I cannot wait to pilot one of these Rally2 machines around in the snow. I don’t know why I didn’t give it a crack earlier!” Whilst this will be Rullo’s first global drive, his Perth based co-driver Searcy has no shortage international experience
having recently been crowed the AsiaPacific Rally Championship. “I’m very much looking forward to the opportunity to do a new and challenging WRC rally,” Searcy said. “I’ve never seen snow before so will be a huge experience. Partnering with Peter again will be great and we’re looking forward to a solid finish.” The 2024 Rally Sweden will be the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship on February 15-18.
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