ormer F1 driver David Brabham is to mentor young
Australian
racing driver Patrick Heuzenroeder during the 2024 season, it has been
announced.
Heuzenroeder, 18, has joined the Brabham Group’s mentoring
programme ahead of the new season, in which he will compete in the GB3
Championship for reigning teams’ champions JHR Developments.
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The teenager will also benefit from the support of Matt
Bishop, the former McLaren and Aston Martin F1 communications chief, through
his Diagonal Comms agency, which he founded in June 2023.
Australia has a glorious F1 history, with Brabham’s father
Jack winning three World Championships in 1959, 1960 and 1966 before Alan Jones
added to the nation’s tally in 1980.