Indycar and F1 men get stakes in Aussie squad

INDYCAR GIANT ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT AND the United Autosports team of Mclaren Formula 1 boss Zak Brown have taken a stake in the Walkinshaw Racing Australian Supercars team.

Currently operating as HSV Racing, the team will be known as Walkinshaw Andretti United from January 1. The move follows a number of rumours of changes in the ownership structure at Walkinshaw Racing, including speculation of a complete buyout by United. Instead, the current owners will remain involved alongside Andretti and United.

“To be able to partner with both Andretti Autosport and United Autosports is an honour,” said Walkinshaw Racing chairman Ryan Walkinshaw, whose late father Tom fronted tin-top giant TWR as well as the Arrows F1 team. “We’ve looked at what both companies have to offer the team moving forward, which is why everyone should be so excited.”

The tie-up looks set to take some of Andretti’s Indycar drivers to Australia for the late-season endurance races from 2018, with Marco Andretti having already raced a Supercar back in ’12. “I think there’s a very, very good chance that a couple of our drivers will be coming down here and trying it out for the long-distance races,” said team owner Andretti.

The team has already recruited Team BMR technical director Carl Faux, who designed the

Subaru Levorg taken to the British Touring Car Championship title this year by Ash Sutton.