OFFICIALS GAZETTE - 2019 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX - CAMS
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OFFICIALS GAZETTE – 2019 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
CIAO, GARY MCLEAN
It’s not often I get to interview my dad
Gary McLean and whilst it feels a bit
weird, it was good to cover off some of
his thoughts during his final motorsport
event as a volunteer. That’s right he is
retiring from motorsport at this event.
Gary has been a volunteer official since
1998 when Henk Duncan suggested he
come to Phillip Island and then it was
Clipsal, and so on. Since then he has
averaged 14-16 events per year for over
20 years.
He enjoys the camaraderie of the officials
and the lifelong friends he has gained
during his time in motorsport. It has been
one of the best things he has done in his
life and is very happy with the safety
focus on officials.
He says his team success has come from
not from telling them what to do, but by
guiding them and keeping out of their
way until they make a mistake. Gary says
the basic key for new officials is to look,
listen and learn. He has seen many
officials rise up through the ranks of
officialdom by their hard work and
dedication.
His Formula 1 highlight has been winning
the Stewards Cup which he is very proud
of and this weekend he is hoping to see
Daniel Ricciardo on the podium, but
ultimately thinks Ferrari will win it. Apart
from Albert Park his favourite tracks are
Bathurst, Adelaide and Phillip Island.
Gary said he will now focus on travelling
with Kaye in South Australia to start with,
and then Sydney with many more plans
to be finalized for 2019/2020 onwards.
Will he come out of retirement and do
another motorsport event in 2020? He
says no, but I know he will; but either
way it’s still Henk’s fault.
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FAMILY AND FUMES
When it comes to contributing in motor sport, Gurmukh Dhami has a very rich history.
The Malaysian-born official began his affiliation with the sport in the 1970s when he worked for a race team in his hometown
before making the life changing decision to migrate to Australia. While his move to Australia saw him take a break from the
sport, it wasn’t long until he found his way back into motor racing, only this time it was as an official.
Since getting back involved with the sport in his new home, Dhami is now able to continue giving back to his biggest passion that
has given him so much joy over the years. "I started off as a race mechanic back in the 1970s in Malaysia and that’s where my
love for motor sport racing grew,” Dhami said. “Unfortunately, the racing team I was working for moved to Hong Kong and I
didn’t want to move there, so I migrated to Australia. “I got back into the sport because I wanted to put back into motor racing,
so I became an official and that way I felt I could still smell the fumes.”
Adopting Adelaide as his home state, Dhami has been volunteering for more than 15 years at Albert Park, while also working at
the Superloop Adelaide 500. Despite the considerable distance between the two countries, Dhami made the effort to head back
to his homeland for the past 12 years to volunteer as a Pit and Grid Marshal at the Malaysian Grand Prix, which held its last race
in 2017.
For someone like Dhami, who has been to many events around Australia and the world, there are two factors that he loves about
being an official. “It’s meeting various people and making friends. Everyone down here is like a family and that makes it
wonderful,” Dhami added. “Being with the same people you work with at every Grand Prix event, you become like a family.
“Sometimes working in the pit and on the grid, you’re aware of how fast the cars are and how fast we’ve got to think ourselves,
especially if there is an incident at the start of the race, which in itself, puts pressure on us.” Whilst the pressure and the people
are what keeps the Pit Lane marshal constantly coming to Melbourne to take part in the international event, it’s not the main
reason behind his love affair with motor sport. “The most exciting moment for me is seeing the first car take off and the
adrenaline rush you get from witnessing that up close,” Dhami explained. “It is always an exciting feeling coming to the
Australian Grand Prix and, God willing, I will continue to be able to do it for many more years to come.”
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TIM JACKSON (left)
Tim Jackson grew up near Brands Hatch in England and saw an advert to become an official so he joined up. This is Tim’s second
visit to Australia and he has been living the Australian dream over the last three months by first attending the Bathurst 12hr
event in February, then he travelled to Perth and did a road trip to Adelaide for Superloop 500.
After this weekend’s Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix Tim will be flying to Queensland’s Morgan park, then on to Tasmania
and then finally Phillip Island. Tim’s favourite driver is Lewis Hamilton but he is convinced that Sebastian Vettel will win this
weekend. He just applied through the CAMS website to come to Australia and was accepted. He is enjoying Melbourne.
Tim’s favourite tracks are Abu Dhabi and Silverstone. Overall, he attends 15-20 motorsport events per year and he is very lucky to
have three tracks within 1.5 hours of home.
STEPHEN WHITE (right)
Stephen White is from Hampshire in England and this is his 20th Grand Prix in Australia. Stephen used to 20 days per year back
home but he attends fewer local events now and is focused on international races.
Over the years Stephen has attended six Grand Prix’s in Austin & six Grand Prix’s Bahrain, two in Singapore and also 40 British
Grand Prix to name just a few. Monza is his favourite track followed by old Nürburgring and Spa whilst he enjoys Phillip Island
and Albert Park in Australia. Stephen’s Formula 1 Tip for Melbourne 2019 is Lewis Hamilton.
Away from the track Stephen’s hobbies are rock climbing and mountaineering. Back home Stephen is a sector marshal but in
Australia he does flags because he likes to have the local team run the corners. Whilst he is out in Australia, Stephen is visiting
Tasmania for a fantastic holiday.
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INTERNATIONAL OFFICIALS
This year another large contingent of marshals coming from over the world, nearly 80 from 16 countries. Again, the largest group
flew in from Singapore - 32. The United Kingdom had the next largest group with 11.
New Zealand has six, with India, Sri Lanka, and the United States have four each. Other countries represented are China, France,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Malaysia, Netherlands, Philippines, South Korea, and United Arab Emirates.
Corner workers claim the majority of the workers, with Flaggies having the most, plus Trackies and Comms. Other specialties are
Firies, Scrutineers, Vehicle Recovery, Sign-On Muster Tent, Spectator Marshals, Marshal Services, Pit Lane & Grid, Timing and
Water Rescue.
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THE HADDON FAMILY
The family that plays together stays together. The Haddon family from Ballarat is a prime example. Father David is President of
Ballarat Light Car Club and been coming to AGP for past seven years. For much of the time it was Dad and three of the children,
but this year the youngest is now old enough to come and work.
Dad is a Flagger at Turn 2.5, and two of his youngest are on station with him - Ambrose (17) and Oakley (16). Brittany (19) has
been coming for the past four years and is working Turn 16. Paige (21) has come all seven years with Dad, and is working Turn 7.
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WELCOME YOUNG OFFICIALS
Soon after the last AGP, in response to many requests to
work the next Grand Prix, CAMS Officials Manager Ainslie
Gardner used social media reaches to distribute surveys to
capture those interested people. This provided a large pool
of people whose contact information was available when
AGP work applications opened. The surveys were especially
targeting those with fire-fighting experience.
There was an offshoot program of this effort - the Young
Officials Program, which was targeting young people
between the ages of 16 and 25 who might have an interest
in motor sport officiating.
Applicants of the program were at Sandown for Supercars
last fall, for training in a safe and supportive environment,
supervised by experienced officials. The successful trainees
were guaranteed a place on the roster for AGP 2019. Six are
working trackside and one is working Pit Lane.
Yet another program for young folks is the F1 in Schools
competition, and James Gurney, who was with the winning
Horizons team, is working with the Scrutineers in a
development capacity. On Friday he worked in the Formula
4 Support Paddock.
Aury Tomasini, 18, and Kashyap Ganesh, 23, are working
Turn 0-Start/Finish
Damian Hill, 18, is working on Turn 2 (right)
Zac Warren, 18, is working Turn 6 left
Saif Ali Kheraji, 22, is working Turn 13 left
Jack Kennedy is working Turn 16.4 left.
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