{"id":442832,"date":"2025-03-07T09:37:05","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T10:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442832"},"modified":"2025-03-07T21:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:13:35","slug":"aussie-ace-usurps-f1-prodigy-in-thrilling-photo-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=442832","title":{"rendered":"Aussie ace usurps F1 prodigy in thrilling photo finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crowd roared after former Dakar Rally winner Toby Price edged rising Kiwi F1<\/a> prodigy Louis Sharp in a photo finish in the opening night of the Race of Champions in Sydney.<\/p>\n

Representing Australia (Off Road) and New Zealand, the pair were doing battle in identical Toyota 86s.<\/p>\n

Price held the advantage for much of the lap before Sharp made up the ground in the final few corners and they crossed the line neck-and-neck.\ufeff<\/p>\n

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\"Toby<\/p>\n

"A photo finish! I think it may have been Toby Price by the badge of his car," Richard Craill said in commentary for 10.<\/p>\n

Watching from the pits, the close finish even shocked Supercars stars Will Brown and Brodie Kostecki, as well as ex-F1 ace Valtteri Bottas.<\/p>\n

The official margin was 0.024 seconds.<\/p>\n

"How close is the margin. Look at that! Toby Price has every right to be pretty happy with himself, because he has just delivered a huge victory," Craill said.<\/p>\n

\"Toby<\/p>\n

Price is a two-time Dakar Rally winner, while 17-year-old Sharp won the 2024 GP3 open-wheel championship in the UK.\ufeff<\/p>\n

The Race of Champions pits 20 of the world's best racecar drivers against each other in identical cars on a side-by-side 1km track located entirely inside Accor Stadium.<\/p>\n

Friday night's action follows a 'Nations Cup' format where drivers compete in pairs representing their countries, before Saturday night features an individual winner-takes-all Champion of Champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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