Out with Mistress, in with Brodie

What do you name a brand new car? 

For Team BOC the decision was made easy when a handwritten note and $10.20 appeared in the team's mailbox from nine-year-old Brodie Pearson of Wangaratta.

Brodie pledged his pocket money to ensure the team had enough funds to build the new car following the crash at the Clipsal 500 Adelaide that destroyed the previous chassis, named 'The Mistress'. 

Following a visit to the factory and meeting Team BOC driver Jason Bright, it seemed fitting to name the new car after one of the team's biggest fans. 

Brodie was excited when told of the decision. 

"It's really awesome," he said. 

The support for the name on social media was overwhelming. 

The name itself is unisex, so the tradition of using a female name for a car has not been broken. 

Mum Jaya Pearson said she was overwhelmed by the gesture.

"It's such an honour, It's almost surreal," she said. 

"I want to thank everyone who recommended the name and of course Team BOC and Brighty for being so great to Brodie.

"This will be a lifelong source of pleasure for him for sure." 

Brodie (the Commodore) hits the Albert Park track in Melbourne for the first time on Thursday as part of the support race program at the Formula One Rolex Australian Grand Prix. 

Bright said the weekend would be business as usual, with no worries about debuting the new chassis. 

"We just need to go there and make sure we don't have any teething dramas initially, then we'll go out and try and win it like we usually do," he said.

"We're not approaching this weekend any differently than any other normal round."