In Quarantine with AUTOhebdo - The best Supercars arrivals

Do you also have difficulty supporting the containment measures taken by France to fight against Covid-19? Do you miss the excitement of the five red lights on, the sound of the engines? Don't panic, AUTOhebdo offers you a good plan every day to get you going, with the scent of burnt gum! Today, the big fight in Australian Supercars.

Published on 10/04/2020 à 11:23

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In Quarantine with AUTOhebdo – The best Supercars arrivals

Australian Supercars, called V2016 Supercars until 8, does not deserve to remain unknown to the Western media. This is without a doubt the most extreme Touring Championship in many years, and we will try to prove it to you with several extracts.

– We start “gently” with the duel for second place between the very young Scott McLaughlin (Volvo, 20 years old) and the reference Jamie Whincup (Holden, then five-time champion) in the streets of Adelaide in 2014. Literally bumper against bumpers aboard cars developing between 620 and 650 horsepower, that's no laughing matter!

– The layout of Surfer's Paradise also allows for tough battles. Even narrower than Adelaide, the track located on the Gold Cost does not leave much room for overtaking. So the mirrors sometimes fly! First classic duel between Jamie Whincup (Holden) and Shane van Gisbergen (Ford) in 2010, who notably redesigned the first chicane:

Another nail-biting finale occurred in 2011, with virtually the entire field boiling hot; impossible to list all the attacks!

– The 1 Km of Bathurst, the jewel of the calendar, does not lack spice, including an insane Mount Panorama circuit, but also the importance of fuel management. In 000, Jamie Whincup (Holden) monitors his tank while Chaz Mostert (Ford) attacks hard to catch up. Contact is established at the start of the last lap:

A few years earlier, the experienced Craig Lowndes (Holden) honked behind Garth Tander (Holden). The spectators are delighted!

– Finally, tension can degenerate into clashes in Supercars. The finale of the 2017 campaign is a typical example, where Scott McLaughlin (Ford) will be penalized after a collision with Craig Lowndes (Holden), while the latter was defending the title chances of his teammate Jamie Whincup by wanting at all costs finish in front of the New Zealander.