The Latest Breaking News from Brodie Kostecki

When news broke last week that reigning Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki would split with Erebus, the team acted quickly to clarify that, at this point in time, the Australian would only miss the opening round at Bathurst.

Erebus Motorsport will be without former title sponsor Coca-Cola for the upcoming Supercars season as fallout continues from their spat with Brodie Kostecki.

In a statement Erebus has said that Kostecki has “indicated he’s not in a position to take part” in the season-opening Bathurst 500 on 23-25 February, and confirmed that Todd Hazelwood, who was expected to be named as one of the team’s endurance co-drivers, will instead race the #99 Chevrolet…

Brodie Kostecki is reportedly set to quit Erebus Motorsport just two months after he won the Supercars championship with the team.

The 26-year-old, who took his first title in the category after a season-long battle with Shane van Gisbergen last year, is understood to be on the brink of parting ways with the team after a major disagreement with team management.

Formula 1 is in the midst of its off-season like many other motorsport championships, but it really is not long until racing gets back underway.

Brodie Kostecki built a champion’s season around impressive consistency and stunning qualifying speed. He backed up six race wins with 12 other podium finishes, and scored a season-high 10 pole positions, all in just his third season as a Supercars regular.

The 21-year-old Supercars rookie completely dominated the 250km race after starting second in his Grove Racing Ford Mustang. He leapt away at the start and built a lead of four seconds over newly-crowned champion Brodie Kostecki in 20 laps, and controlled the race almost at will, to win by 8.54…

Grove Racing rookie Matthew Payne is a Supercars winner for the first time after out-duelling champion Brodie Kostecki at the Adelaide 500.