Bathurst 1000 champ's relationship with owner

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Supercars powerhouse Triple Eight Racing is afloat alert and supportive of a idiosyncratic narration that has developed betwixt squad proprietor Jessica Dane and prima operator and reigning Bathurst 1000 champion Shane van Gisbergen, sources person told Wide World of Sports.

The narration has been an unfastened concealed successful the Supercars paddock for months, nevertheless some van Gisbergen and Dane are reluctant to speech astir it publicly.

Triple Eight Racing is staunch successful its enactment of the mates but was not keen to supply answers to questions astir however immoderate narration of this quality betwixt elder leaders successful a sports outfit could perchance interaction the dynamic of a team.

Dane is the girl of the squad's eponymous erstwhile squad owner, Roland. She bought into the outfit successful 2017, a twelvemonth aft van Gisbergen joined the Banyo squad.

Dane's involvement successful the squad has since accrued and she present owns 30 per cent. Champion erstwhile operator Jamie Whincup besides owns 30 per cent of the team, with the different 40 per cent held by businessman and motorsport individuality Tony Quinn.

Van Gisbergen signed a multi-year woody with the squad successful 2020. It is understood that helium comes disconnected declaration astatine the extremity of the 2023 season

Dane's relation is bigger than conscionable a fiscal involvement successful the business. Her authoritative rubric with the squad is Commercial Operations Manager. She handles the day-to-day moving of operations, partnerships, sponsorships, HR and legal.

She was besides lawman squad manager of the wildcard introduction for Craig Lowndes and Declan Fraser astatine the Bathurst 1000.

Dane travelled with van Gisbergen to France for his debut successful the celebrated Le Mans 24-hour earlier this year, and was besides progressive successful his cameo successful the World Rally Championship successful New Zealand, a week earlier the Bathurst 1000.

Van Gisbergen, who presently resides connected the Gold Coast, precocious bought a location successful Brisbane to beryllium person to the team's Banyo workshop.

When WWOS made an enquiry astir the narration during the Bathurst 1000, Dane was made disposable for an interview. That interrogation centred astir the contention and her years of moving with Lowndes but she clarified that she and van Gisbergen are not engaged to beryllium married. She was not keen to talk further astir the relationship.

On the track, the Triple Eight Racing squad is flying, with van Gisbergen successful vocation champion form. He has been the benchmark operator successful the athletics since the commencement of 2021.

By winning the Bathurst 1000, helium broke Scott McLaughlin's grounds for the astir contention wins successful a azygous season, with 2 contention meetings - and 4 races - inactive to tally connected the Gold Coast and Adelaide.

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