Volvo Withdraws Factory Involvement In V8 Supercars For 2017

Volvo shocks V8 Supercars by making quick getaway from the circuit Polestar machinery set to leave V8 Supercars for 2017. That situation however is changed by the Cyan withdrawal particularly if the hardware is indeed Sweden-bound.

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According to reports GRM has been dealing with Dahls race team that fields S60s in the Swedish Touring Car Championship.

Volvo withdraws factory involvement in v8 supercars for 2017. See more ideas about v8 supercars super cars australian v8 supercars. Around the same time Volvo Car Australia managing director Matt Braid left the company to work for V8 Supercars. Then theres the ongoing debate about whether the Supercars championship really needs a heavy involvement from the manufacturers.

In a subsequent statement V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton indicated that there could be scope for Volvo to continue in the series in some form despite Polestars withdrawal. Volvo withdraws factory involvement in V8 Supercars for 2017. Speculation that Holdens decision to stop making cars at the end of 2017 will take the V8 out of V8 Supercars is flawed.

V8 Supercars has simply been caught in the crossfire. GRM Motorsport will see continue to campaign the S60 for the remainder of the 2016 season but its believed the cars will be recalled to Sweden at the end of the year leaving GRM in the lurch for its 2017 campaign. 2014-2016 our preference was to continue in the Volvo S60s for season 2017.

Sure the variety expressed by having a welter of brands is useful but does it matter that there are just two factory teams in 2017 Holden and Nissan. V8 Supercars organisers have released the first draft of the Gen2 regulations that will allow alternative engine configurations for 2017 and expect V8s to remain the primary power. V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton also expressed disappointment at the situation.

Their former factory team GRM were also well prepared for the withdrawal and deserve credit for bouncing back strongly in 2017 with a new pair of Commodores. The Australian Volvo V8 Supercars have not carried Polstar logos this year. He had already been widely tipped to DJR Team Penske in 2017.

Polestar and its official motorsport. Parties surrounding Volvos V8 Supercar team in Australia have dropped a bombshell by announcing their withdrawal from the sport at the end of this season. V8 Supercars CEO James Warburton also expressed disappointment at.

It is not clear what will become of Volvos star race driver Scott McLaughlin in 2017. While GRM is most unlikely to depart the grid the chances of emerging superstar McLaughlin staying with the team has taken a huge hit. Its the bigger-picture trendline that is the worry.

Volvos withdrawal means only Holden and Nissan are considering extending their factory backing of the Supercars championship beyond this year. Volvo says it will exit the Swedish Touring Car Championship and could pull out of V8 Supercars after 2016 as motorsport does not conform with our brand. Volvos pull-out came barely a week after V8 Supercars announced a new naming-rights.

Extraordinarily the Cyan statement says that it will end its technical cooperation with the team and recall the Volvo V8 Supercars and engines to Sweden at seasons end. V8 Supercars - GRM is Volvo no more after Volvo did not play ball - and GRM built Commodores instead. Dec 27 2019 - Explore Nathans board V8 Supercars followed by 1013 people on Pinterest.

The 2017 Supercars Championship formally known as the 2017 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for Supercars which prior to July 2016 had been known as V8 SupercarsIt was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Championship and the twenty-first series Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. The Swedish company took the motorsport community by surprise two days. It is a disappointing decision by Polestar especially given the positive discussions being held locally about Volvos continued involvement in the series.

Obviously the news of Volvos withdrawal back in May was a complete surprise as it was contrary to the message we had been receiving in regards to their plans. Volvos participation in V8 Supercars beyond 2016 is in jeopardy after its factory motorsport arm Polestar decided not to renew its. However we understand that ultimately this was a global decision he said.

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