Webber and the golden age of young Australian talent – Formula 1

In the current world of Formula 1 and its open car classes, there are countries that are going through different moments, especially in terms of the number of “baked” talent. If Germany, for example, is the victim of a major crisis (even if it is recognized as such “tragic” By the former vice president of Mercedes Norbert Hauge), the same cannot be saidAustralia. On the one hand, in fact, the Oceania audience is waiting to witness the absolute debut of Oscar Biastri in Formula 1 (in place of Daniel Ricciardo at McLaren), but on the other hand, there is no shortage of positive interest Jack Doohanconfirmed as Alpine Driver III And it also participated in Formula 2 with Virtuosi for 2023.

In short, Australia is not short of resources, and this can be guessed from an odd statistic associated with the number of consecutive seasons with at least one of their drivers on the track in F1: a positive streak that just goes on, on and on Since 2002. He was the one who started this existence Mark Webberthen winner of 9 GPs between 2009 and 2012. Director of Piastri, interviewing his countrymen speedcafe.comhoused particularly in Doohan, son of five-time world champion Mick, ‘representative’ of Australia’s golden age in terms of promising riders.

“we’ve got Nice group of young guys who are establishing themselves. Obviously, it is difficult to reach and maintain youth cohorts Weber explained. It is also very expensive to go year after year, so you need to pass this stage as quickly as possible. Jack has been very unlucky in 2022 on many occasions and it’s clearly not his fault. Felipe Drugovic won the Formula 2 championship by a large number of points, but it was his third year and so he had a lot of experience. Next year Jack will continue to reside at the Virtuosi which is a wonderful and beneficial facility for him. Besides Oscar in F1 and Jack in F2 there are some good guys making their mark in karting, Formula 4 and Formula 3 and it’s crazy how Australian motorsport is going through a healthy period. It is very unusual for us, with the enthusiasm for the sport and the ability to compete first at home and then abroad.”