{"id":525158,"date":"2026-03-07T18:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/525158\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T18:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T18:22:16","slug":"supercars-news-zak-brown-replaced-in-walkinshaw-twg-ownership-mix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/525158\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Zak Brown replaced in Walkinshaw TWG ownership mix"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-Supercars-Sydney-500-Saturday-Z81_8854.jpg\" alt=\"Walkinshaw TWG set to confirm new co-owner\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Walkinshaw. Image: Richard Gresham <\/p>\n<p>United Autosport\u2019s exit was confirmed late last year and <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2025-walkinshaw-andretti-united-zak-brown-twg-group-name-change-2026-ownership\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">triggered a rebranding of the team from Walkinshaw Andretti United to Walkinshaw TWG Racing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That update also accounted for the fact the Dan Towriss-led TWG took over Andretti Global in early 2025 ahead of its entry into Formula 1 via Cadillac.<\/p>\n<p>Walkinshaw flagged via Lucky Dogs this week that an announcement of a new equity partner is imminent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll look for another partner now because we do want to have that three-partner model going forward,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really, really important for the team and it does help with a bunch of different other things financially.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we\u2019ll hopefully have an announcement on that pretty soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kiwi businessman Scott O\u2019Donnell has been strongly linked to a buy-in.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Donnell, who is a director of transport and property empire the HWR Group, is already well known to the squad through backing driver Ryan Wood.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2026-australian-grand-prix-albert-park-walkinshaw-triple-eight-chassis-illegal-edwards-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Supercars responds to \u2018illegal\u2019 chassis allegations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Walkinshaw meanwhile claimed he does not know the full reason why Brown elected to depart the team.<\/p>\n<p>However, he speculated on Lucky Dogs that the American may be divesting his interest in teams to gain a bigger role in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think he makes these sort of moves unless he has another plan,\u201d said Walkinshaw.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, whether that\u2019s he wants to go and put himself in a position to be on the FIA board or try and become CEO of Formula 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomething like that might make sense because if you\u2019re a CEO of Formula 1, for example, you can\u2019t really own shares in other race teams.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if you\u2019re on the board of FIA, you can\u2019t do that either because you\u2019ve got conflicts of interests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walkinshaw TWG fields Toyota Supras in the Supercars Championship for Wood and reigning champion Chaz Mostert.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.cfjump.com\/92797\/b\/285241\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" data-bid=\"1\" data-no-instant=\"1\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none; vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/285241.gif\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ryan Walkinshaw. 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