Fernando Alonso and Sergio Pérez have been chosen to put on an exhibition with the spectacular V8 Supercars at the Albert Park street circuit, the scene of the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix this weekend.
Coinciding with the presence of the Australian V8 Supercars This weekend in Albert Park together with Formula 1, both championships have organized an exhibition with the spectacular ocean-going touring cars and two drivers from the premier class at the wheel.
The chosen ones have been Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonsowhich has extensive experience in all types of competition vehicles thanks to its participation in championships as diverse as the IndyCar, IMSA, WEC or the Dakar, in addition to having tested with a Ferrari GT, an Argentine TC and even the NASCAR of Jimmie Johnson.
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Now, Fernando Alonso adds one more experience by getting on the team’s Ford Mustang Tickford Castrol Thomas Randle this Thursday at the Albert Park street circuit, the 650 hp beast with which he rode for the first time before starting free practice for the Australian Grand Prix in the early hours of Thursday to Friday.
It so happens that the Australian team and Alpine, the formation in which Alonso plays, share a supplier of lubricants and fuels, Castrol.
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They were not the first
For his part, Sergio Pérez got into the Red Bull Ampol Racing Commodore piloted by Jamie Whincup. In any case, neither Alonso nor Pérez have been the first Formula 1 drivers to get into one of these spectacular touring cars, since Daniel Ricciardo He already did it in 2019 at the Calder Park circuit aboard Rick Kelly’s Nissan Altima.
did it too Jenson Button in 2016 at Mount Panorama in the Triple Eight Commodore, and Max Verstappen He moved up as co-driver for Jamie Whincup in 2016 at Sandown.