Carl Philip doesn't have a car for next year, because STCC changes regulations.
Polestar Cyan Racing evaluates ways to remain in STCC format following rule change
The Scandinavian Touring Car Championship (STCC) organisers announced today that the main class will change regulations to TCR next year. While Polestar Cyan Racing will not construct a car in line with the new regulations for 2017 due to its focus on the FIA WTCC programme, the team is evaluating ways to remain active in the STCC package.
”We have supported top level touring car racing in Sweden and the STCC for more than two decades. We want to continue our involvement in the championship, but as we don’t have a TCR car, we need to evaluate other options available within the STCC format for 2017,” said Alexander Murdzevski Schedvin, Head of Motorsport at Polestar.
The new TCR regulations differs vastly from the current STCC regulations, meaning that the current STCC cars will not be eligible from 2017.
Polestar Cyan Racing evaluates ways to remain in STCC format following rule change _ Cyan Racing
Seven brands already compete in TCR and another handful are underway to develop cars. But among those isn't Volvo, which has been biggest team and brand in STCC. They choose to invest in WTCC.
- It has been the biggest headache for us. Volvo has done much for STCC, but we still can't make decisions based on a single manufacturer, says Jonas Lundin from STCC.
That Volvo has no TCR car means that Prince Carl Philip will not run in the STCC's main serie next year.
- We have flexible contracts with our drivers and teams. Likewise, his contract with us, it may include various forms of motorsports. We are fully confident that we will compete together next year, but in what way, that is what we are looking at now, said Alexander Murdzevski Schedvin, Head of Motorsport at Polestar.
Nor STCC's CEO Jonas Lundin thinks Carl Philip racing ends in Sweden.
- No, I do not think so. He will move on to other types of assignments, hopefully in STCC. It is something we are already talking about.
Do you think that Carl Philip will be racing next year?
- I think, and hope, we love Carl Philip. And he loves it here, it's his little oasis. We run a number of other racing classes, and we're looking at if you might be able to lift out some of the cars we drive today to some other class. But nothing is clear.
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