Schumacher-beater Mawson wins Aussie crown

ANDREW VAN LEEUWEN

S5000 Ex-European single-seater ace Joey Mawson has won the historic Australian Drivers’ Championship, run this year for the first time for the Formula 5000-inspired S5000 category. Mawson returned to his native Australia after beating Mick Schumacher to the 2016 German Formula 4 title and then becoming a podium finisher in the Formula 3 European Championship. The S5000 category made its debut in 2019, before it fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Four rounds were scheduled in 2021, and victories in the finals at rounds two and three – Phillip Island and Sandown – put Mawson in the box seat heading into last weekend’s finale at Sydney Motorsport Park. Mawson survived a scare when he went off in the finale to wrap up the title with Team BRM, with veteran Tim Macrow finishing…

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