Just saw today that Brodie Kostecki, after winning the Supercars for 2023 has suddenly quit Erebus Motorsport due to a breakdown in the relationship and probably contract. If they cannot convince him to come back we could be looking at the champ sitting the season out. All other teams already have their lineups.
It’s a complete shock for me and with Brown going to Triple 8 it makes Erebus a new team setup for this season. Jack Le Brocq signed as replacement for Brown and the talk is Todd Hazelwood will get Kostecki’s seat on a race by race basis.
If he doesn’t get a seat maybe he will try and get himself to Nascar? I think that is his long term aim, similar to SVG.
"Motorsport.com understands that there have been tensions within the Erebus team for some time, with Kostecki reportedly having a major fall-out with the squad on the eve of the Tailem Bend round in August of last year.
Ironically, that weekend saw Kostecki’s best performance of the season, scoring maximum points by winning all three races at the South Australian track.
It has been previously reported that Kostecki is under contract to Erebus for the remainder of the 2024 season and, as things stand, should he depart, it looks unlikely he would be released to join another team. That would mean that he would be unlikely participate even as a co-driver in the series’ endurance events, the Sandown 500 and the Bathurst 1000."
Crazy hey. 2 drivers leaving before the conclusion of their contract, a Bathurst winner and a championship winner. Barry Ryan certainly rubs people the wrong way.
What are peoples thoughts on the NASCAR series on Netflixs. Its no ‘Drive to Survive’ but not too bad. I knew very little about it prior to watching it.
what do Merc do? Do they promote their f2 guy from within, do they go a short term stop gap like Alonso, or someone like an Albon?
*Red Bull will be in the market for a 2nd driver too
*Where does Sainz end up (rumour has it Sauber, which will become Audi in 2026)
the flow-on in the driver market in the mid-lower teams will be quite significant too with many out of contract at years end
McLaren looking like geniuses locking away two highly sort after drivers on long term deals
Obviously there’s more to the story but essentially Kostecki doesn’t want to be at Erebus as long as Barry Ryan is there. Think sponsors have realised the PR nightmare that this will/has caused and decided to jump ship.
I don’t know if Betty/Ryan have the best relationships with sponsors either.
