The West Australian raised Formula 1 driver for McLaren received the honour as part of the 2022 Australia Day Honours for his “significant service to motor sport as a competitor and ambassador and to the community”.
Author: Shane Lawrie
Shane Lawrie
Head unpaid intern of Behind the Sport and former gimp at Drive Tribe, he might not be the most technical motorsport fan, but enjoys a good race!
The definition is in response to the Targa Tasmania Investigatory Tribunal’s recommendations that Tarmac Rally event organisors, in conjunction with Motorsport Australia, make provisions for the usage of tyres that are more suited to wet conditions.
With the latest Formula E season just days away from starting in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, we thought we’d take a deep dive into our mailbox to see what news had come out of the series recently. Somehow, we missed this one!
Bathurst event seeks officials as West Australian officials wings are clipped due to Chairman McGowans’ shifting rules on COVID-19
This is not a surprise debut for this year’s world championship challenger, which goes by the project code number 674 and will break cover in a few weeks time, on 17th February to be precise.
However the remaining committee and interim president Greg Salvia have been putting out the message to members that everything is full steam ahead for the upcoming day of drifting at Wanneroo Raceway on Sunday 30th January.
The BME/Speedtorque WA Nitro Max series takes over the Perth Motorplex with Nitro Funny Cars, Dragsters and Altereds hitting the track plus many more categories to keep the whole drag family entertained.
We’ve heard rumours that the 5th round is potentially to be held at Wanneroo Raceway in Western Australia, but if that rumour is true, we guess it will all depend on Chairman McGowan and his ever shifting goal posts.
There are a range of classic Holdens and Fords for public viewing before they go under the hammer this Australia day weekend, along with the newer Aussie models all Australians love.
WAE, an offshoot from the Williams F1 team founded by the revered, late Sir Frank Williams, is a world-leading technology and engineering business renowned for its ground-breaking projects in high performance battery systems and electrification.