AGI SPORT HOPE TO BE ON S5000 GRID AT SANDOWN

AGI Sport’s Formula 4 Champion Luis Leads testing S5000 – Photo: Supplied

FORMULA 4 team AGI Sport are hopeful of fielding two cars in the inaugural round of the S5000 series at Sandown Raceway next month.

By DAN McCARTHY

The first team to announce an entry into the new V8 powered wings and slicks series was rival F4 squad Team BRM, but it appears that AGI Sport wish to follow suit as the founder and team principal Adam Gotch told Auto Action.

“We are certainly aiming to run two cars at Sandown, and we would love to have a two-car team for next year so we are working towards that for sure,” Gotch said.

Gotch a former Williams Formula 1 mechanic and manager of Team Australia in A1 GP was interested in the series from the moment he first heard Chris Lambden’s idea and hopes that the spectators will also get behind the series.

“When Chris Lambden first floated the idea S5000 in the media a couple of years ago, I thought ‘geez that is interesting’, I’ve got a real soft spot for a V8 open wheeler,” Gotch explained.

“I’ve had the opportunity to work in a number of V8 powered open-wheel series such as A1 GP and F1.

“I thought this could be a really nice concept in Australia and potentially our version of IndyCar. I hope the Motorsport community gets behind it, so far I think the reception has been really, really positive which bodes well for the future.”

At the S5000 test and evaluation day which took place at Phillip Island on Wednesday AGI Sport ran two cars, one driven by the team’s reigning Formula 4 champion Luis Leeds and TCR Australia driver and international open-wheel pilot John Martin.

Gotch felt that the test went well despite it being called early due to heavy rain.

“This morning was really productive I’m really glad we made the effort to come down to touch and feel an S5000 for the first time,” Gotch told AA at the end of the Phillip Island test.

“We got a lot out of this morning in the dry running, we are very happy with that.”

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