He jokes he might have to turn his cap backwards to fit in with his younger teammates, but Supercars star Mark Winterbottom has scoffed at the suggestion age is catching up with him.
The 36-year-old heads into his 12th season as a full-time driver at this weekend's season-opening Adelaide 500 with his Tickford Racing stablemates Chaz Mostert (25), Cam Waters (23) and Richie Stanaway (26) all representing the sport's generation next.
After struggling his way to sixth on the championship standings in a winless 2017, some have questioned if Winterbottom's time at the front of the pack is coming to an end.