Tickford's 10-year wait for James Courtney

When the Supercars season resumes James Courtney will be a Tickford Racing driver – but it's not the first time the star driver has flirted with the famous Ford squad.

It's been a rollercoaster few months for Courtney.

His much-publicised move to the new Team Sydney venture was subject to constant on again, off again rumours throughout the off-season. It did happen, but didn't last long. A week after the Adelaide 500 he walked away from the team citing that a big commitment "hadn't been honoured".

Then there was a wildcard deal to run a third Erebus car in the works, which was scuppered by the break induced by the coronavirus.

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Author Andrew van Leeuwen

Andrew van Leeuwen is Motorsport.com's Australian Editor and provides award-winning coverage of Supercars. He started his career working for Australasian Motorsport News in Melbourne, working his way into the top digital editor role before relocating to Mainz, Germany, in 2012. During his three-year stint in Europe he covered a number of series, including the DTM, while working for Autosport, before returning to Australia as part of Motorsport.com's global expansion in early 2015. Alongside his Motorsport.com commitments Andrew is one-third of the successful Below the Bonnet podcast. He lives in Perth with his wife Anne, kids Nico and Billie and chihuahua Coco.