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Jamie Whincup will step down from full-time driving after the 2021 season and replace Roland Dane as managing director and team principal of the Supercars team Triple Eight Race Engineering.
The seven-time Supercars champion will be after a 19-year career in the he has become the most successful driver in supercar history, the new head of the powerhouse.
Since Whincup was fired from Garry Rogers after his 2003 rookie season, Whincup has won 122 races and four Bathurst 1000’s with the Triple Eight roster , which he joined in 2006, initially as a substitute for team leader Craig Lowndes.
The 37-year-old had been playing with the idea of retiring from driving for some time and helped lay the foundations for a future beyond the cockpit when he bought his original 15% stake in the team three years ago.
« I’ve always said that after retiring from full-time driving I want to keep racing, and 2018 is my way commits me to being in Triple Eight by becoming a shareholder, « said Whincup.
» I am honored that Roland trusts me to lead the family he has built here in Australia. </ "I will certainly maximize every opportunity to learn from him this year and beyond, and I am grateful that he will spend some of his time in 2022 making sure the team and I have the best opportunities for." have the success. "
» I have to thank everyone who has supported me during my driving career – family, friends, fans and partners. I will do my best to ensure we get the best possible results in 2021. « In the meantime, Dane will take on a part-time advisory role from 2022 and continue to serve as an 11% shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors.
As part of the organizational restructuring, the amateur racing driver and former promoter of the Australian GT Championship, Tony Quinn, will take on a 40% stake in the team, with Whincup and Jess Dane increasing their stakes to 19% and 30% respectively. </ Roland Dane, who had led the squad since arriving in supercars in 2003, said the global health crisis prompted his decision to leave his day-to-day role with a plan to "enjoy various forms of motorsport" and more time overseas as international travel becomes easier.
« Since Jamie showed interest in pursuing his motorsport career with Triple Eight a few years ago After retiring from full-time driving, it was always planned that he would take the reins, « said Dane, who will stay at the top until the end of the year.
» He has done well in his 15 years Has proven to be an integral part of the Triple Eight family here and has absolutely nothing to prove.
« I am confident that he will approach his new role with exactly the same level of motivation, care and the same competitive spirit that he does every round on the track.
« COVID-19 has reminded me that I am not getting any younger and I am looking forward to having more time to enjoy different forms of motorsport in different abilities and once more time with mine older daughter allowed in UK to spend the pandemic. «
Magazine: Why Williams’ revival in F1 is real
Will Williams continue his Formula 1 recovery? That is the key question covered in this week’s Autosport magazine (January 28th).
M.A. Business of Motorsport launched by the National Motorsport Academy
The world’s first Business Management Masters program and CPD courses were offered online and focused solely on the world of motorsport
Autosport Podcast: Will changes to F1 rules in 2021 harm Mercedes?
In the latest edition of the Autosport podcast, Alex Smith and Jonathan Noble discuss with Alex Kalinauckas Mercedes concerns about losing its current dominant position
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