OSBORNE TO END McLAREN STINT
GT ace Joe Osborne has announced that his fiveyear spell as a McLaren factory driver will finish at the end of this year.
The four-time British GT race winner came just three points shy of winning this year’s GT Open title driving an Optimum Motorsport McLaren 720S alongside Nick Moss.
Osborne was the subject of a Motorsport News readers’ Q&A earlier this year and said in his factory role he had: “done a bit of racing all around the world and help develop the 720 GT3 and now the Artura GT4 and I’ve loved every single second of it.”
Osborne wrote on social media regarding his McLaren departure: “We were close to extending the deal but unfortunately couldn’t reach an agreement. Moving forwards I’m excited to be working back in more of a maverick style, and driving a range of different cars. I’m not saying goodbye to McLaren more of a see ya laters.”