Team Principal coup for PremiAir Racing

PremiAir Racing has secured a long-time Triple Eight Race Engineering stalwart as its new Team Principal.

Matt Cook has joined Supercars' newest squad in a leadership role.

Cook most recently headed up Triple Eight's Super2 program.

He previously acted as a lead mechanic on Shane van Gisbergen's #97 Commodore.

Cook becomes the second high-profile departure from Triple Eight to take up a team principal role.

Decorated mechanic David Cauchi joined Grove Racing in the off-season.

"PremiAir Racing welcomes the highly experienced, Matt Cook to the team as our new Team Principal," PremiAir Racing said in a short statement.

"We are very excited to have Matt on board with us."

The Cook coup marks another key development for PremiAir Racing, which joined the grid in 2022.

Peter Xiberras took over what was Team Sydney, and brought Chris Pither alongside Garry Jacobson.

It comes after PremiAir Racing secured an extended naming rights deal for Jacobson's #76 entry.

Cook also managed Triple Eight's GT World Challenge programmes in Australia and Asia.

He began life in Supercars at Dick Johnson Racing before he shifted to Team America in A1 Grand Prix.

A stint in Formula 1 with Virgin Racing/Marussia followed before be shifted to Triple Eight in 2013.

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