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RISING V8 star Chaz Mostert has been ordered to leave Dick Johnson Racing (DJR) and go back to Ford Performance Racing (FPR) in a move that will surely see former Bathurst champion Will Davison dump Ford for Mercedes.
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In a Bathurst eve bombshell that will rob DJR of the future champion they wanted to rebuild their team around, it can be revealed Mostert has told DJR that he will be driving a factory backed Ford next year in a move that surely spells the end for Davison at FPR.
Mostert, a race winner in his rookie year, was loaned to DJR earlier this season with FPR pulling the Ford contracted driver from the development series to give him his main game shot with Dick Johnson's team.
Mostert was expected to be released from his contract so he could strike a permanent deal with DJR with big names Davison, Mark Winterbottom and David Reynolds keeping the young gun out in the cold.
But in a dramatic development, DJR has been told Mostert will be returning to FPR next year with Davison expected to gamble his career by signing a rich deal with rookie team Erebus V8.
Off contract driver Davison has officially put all contract negotiations on hold until Monday when the Bathurst 1000 is over, but the Daily Telegraph has been told his fate is already decided.
Both marketable and talented, the former championship runner up has been negotiating his next deal for months with uncertainty over Ford's future funding for the team stalling a decision.
Chaz Mostert has been a shining light for DJR in 2013. Source: News Limited
Davison wants to cash in on his standing as one of the sport's best and it appears FPR are not in a position to give him want he wants thanks to a tough sponsorship market and non-existent dividends from the sport's governing body.
It appeared Davison was destined to cop a pay cut and stay at the team that has established him as a genuine V8 star until Mercedes team Erebus emerged as a series contender for his signature as revealed by the Daily Telegraph last week.
Erebus is owned by Westfield's heiress Betty Saunders Klimenko; powerful lady who rarely misses when it comes to locking down a deal.
Erebus has already suffered two blows this year with Shane Van Gisbergen walking out on his deal with the team and Tim Slade quitting at the end of the year to replace Russell Ingall at Walkinshaw Racing.
Landing Davison would be a huge coup for the emerging team with the their generation giving the team a world class driver with star appeal.
But the move would be a major gamble for Davison, who could end up quitting a potentially championship winning drive to join an unknown that might never rise from the V8 floor.
FPR denied a deal had been struck between Davison and Erebus V8, claiming they would continue talks with the driver next week.
Mostert gave both DJR and FPR a scare yesterday with the young gun slamming into a concrete wall at high speed during a practice session.
The shunt left DJR racing the clock to fix the wrecked Falcon before the first qualifying session.
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