UPDATE: Casey Stoner has personally responded via Twitter to the news that has him racing in Supercars with: Don’t believe everything you read! Haven’t decided what I’m doing yet, of corse @v8supercars is on the cards.
Will let you know when I do! Sound sort of familiar? Casey Stoner at the pre-race conference at Estoril: “I’m basically saying don’t believe what you read in the press… Don’t read what you produce!” And “I haven’t decided what I’m doing, so certainly no-one else is going to know” and “Until you hear it out of my mouth then don’t believe anything you read.
” Two weeks later at LeMans Stoner announced his retirement.
According to the Australian press former two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner, after hanging up his motorcycle racing lid to retire, will now return to action – but on four wheels – as he’ll officially debut in the V8 Supercar Dunlop Series this year.
Stoner will making his debut with Triple Eight Racing sponsored by Red Bull during the Clipsal 500 street race in Adelaide February 28th, and he’ll be testing on February 16 at Sydney Motorsport Park.
The Australian has been strongly linked to a career change during 2012 – especially after having previously tested a Holden Commodore and his most recent involvement with four wheels was last December when he got behind the wheel of Jamie Whincup’s two-time championship car, for a development test at the Queensland Raceway.
Stoner had previously denied any career switch in the near future, “No, I’m going to stay home and watch my little girl grow up for a while.
I want to enjoy that moment when you don’t have to go testing and prepare yourself perfectly for a race season.
I want to enjoy myself and be free.
Number one, I will enjoy my family and not have to stress about the next race.
” Evidently at 27 and after just two and a half months of retirement he changed his mind.