Jamie Whincup is still holding out hope of getting more time in a McLaren Mercedes F1 car in Europe later this year.

Whincup was treated to driving a couple of laps in Jenson Button’s F1 car in the lead up to the Australian Grand Prix in March while Button drove Whincup’s V8 Supercar in a cool switcheroo organised by a mutual team sponsor of the V8 and F1 teams.

McLaren made an offer for Whincup to drive the car again in England and the double V8 Supercar Champion says the offer still stands.

“Yes it’s still on the cards but I really don’t like talking too much about it because if it doesn’t come off for some reason then it’s a lot of talk about nothing,” Whincup said.

Whincup cut a few laps in a McLaren around the Albert Park circuit and had impressed those in the Anglo-German squad with his natural flair.

And another offer is on the table for Whincup to drive another car overseas, possibly a DTM Mercedes in Germany.

“There is another opportunity that has arisen through one of our team sponsors to drive another car overseas,” a guarded Whincup said.

Whincup has also made public his passion to one day get behind the wheel of a NASCAR.

But he remains cautious of letting his mind wonder and compromise his effort to claim three consecutive V8 Supercar championships this year.

Whincup received a rare invitation to race in the International Race of Champions at the Olympic stadium in Beijing last year but decided to relinquish the offer to concentrate on cementing his second successive Championship.

“I haven’t heard anything about another invitation this year but I have kind of learnt a lesson because our season is still going when the Race of Champions is on,” Whincup said.

“It’s okay for all of the other drivers from the high profile categories because their seasons have finished.”
By Gordon Lomas

11:10 AM Sat 19 June, 2010

Source: BigPond Sport
www.v8supercars.com.au/whincup’s-f1-dream/tabid/70/newsid/10162/default.aspx

It will be interesting to see what this will bring about for Jamie

I feel that craig is being left in a dark corner and no one offers him to drive any f1 cars or dtm cars. he got a drive in the australian safari but whincup could also have easliy snatched that up if he wanted to. why let jamie have all the fun?

Davis wrote:


Lowndesy basically brought Vodafone here, and now he's being left out in the cold. But then again, he could be Lewis' number two at McLaren. That'd be even worse.

tasmanlvr wrote:


i rather him driving for vodafone mclaren instead of jenson button or lewis hamilton