Paul Gover

THE COUNTDOWN TO SUPERCARS HAS BEGUN With less than a fortnight until the Repco Supercars Championship resumes at Sydney Motorsport Park, more details of the quadruple-header are emerging. Best for drivers and teams is the Beaurepairs Sydney Cup, which will bring a nice trophy and $25,000 to the driver

Australia is back on the Formula One calendar for the 2022 world championship but has missed a place in the World Rally Championship. The Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park has slipped back from its traditional pole position in March to third place in the 2022 calendar, on April 10.

The troubled introduction of Gen3 cars into the Repco Supercars Championship will not happen until the start of 2023. The all-new Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang coupes were originally planned to revolutionise the Repco Supercars Championship on the streets of Newcastle at the first race of next year, but now

Red Bulls normally race in Formula One with matt blue bodywork, but not this time. To celebrate another Honda milestone, Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez will have a pair of bright white RB16s in Turkey. Reverting to the colour used by Honda in F1 since the 1960s is a celebration

McLAUGHLIN OUT OF BATHURST Scott McLaughlin is the newest victim of Australia’s Covid-19 travel restrictions and will not be suiting-up with Shell V-Power Racing Team at Mount Panorama in December. The former race winner and three-time Supercars champion cannot find the free time needed to travel to Bathurst because

TWO MORE CHANCES FOR SUPERCARS HOPEFULS The outcome of this year’s shortened Super2 and Super3 championships will be decided over two more meetings, one at Sydney Motorsport Park and the other at Bathurst. Super2 has been added to the supporting program for the Supercars event at SMP on November