Tim Slade confirmed to leave Erebus Motorsport

Tim Slade has been confirmed to leave Erebus Motorsport after this season and is expected to join Walkinshaw Racing in 2014.
“Despite some robust negotiations, we weren’t able to reach agreement with Tim, he has been open and professional throughout the entire process, which is exactly what we expect from anyone involved with Erebus Motorsport,” said Ryan Maddison, MD of Erebus Motorsport.

The license of Slade’s car is owned by James Rosenberg, a close partner to Erebus Motorsport, and is expected to be extended next year.
“I’m still talking to Erebus but at this stage I see no reason why I won’t be continuing on there, regardless of what Slade does,” said Rosenberg to speedcafe.com.

After finishing fifth in the championship last year, Slade has had a trying season this year in the new Mercedes E63 and is currently 20th in the standings with sixth as best result so far.

The 28-year-old is going to race together with Andrew Thompson in the Sandown 500 this weekend and started the weekend strongly by being fastest in the first practice session.