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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom left: Stephen Grove, Brenton Grove and David Cauchi. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n
Cauchi\u2019s future has been the subject of rampant speculation since last month\u2019s Great Race, after which the Grove team confirmed his end-of-year departure.<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s a shock move just four years after leaving a near 15-year stint at the all-conquering Triple Eight to become team principal at the emerging Grove outfit.<\/p>\n Speaking publicly on the news for the first time since the announcement, Cauchi said parting company with the Melbourne-based team is his own choice.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s completely a personal decision,\u201d Cauchi told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n \u201cThis team is fantastic. [Team co-owners] Brenton and Stephen [Grove] have been nothing but good to me over the last four years and we\u2019ve built a formidable team together.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s purely a personal life choice for me, it\u2019s as simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n Cauchi confirmed he\u2019ll relocate from Melbourne to Queensland and that he must serve a notice period \u2013 believed to be a six-month countdown that has already begun.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a notice period and after that I\u2019m just going to look at what opportunities come both within and outside the sport,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut in the immediate future I\u2019m moving back to Queensland and then we\u2019ll assess what comes in the new year.\u201d<\/p>\n David Cauchi is leaving Grove Racing. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n Cauchi has been strongly linked to a role within Supercars\u2019 Queensland-based motorsport department.<\/p>\n However, it\u2019s unclear what position he would fill, with Tim Edwards already embedded as the category\u2019s chief motorsport officer.<\/p>\n Rival Supercars teams are also known to have come calling.<\/p>\n \u201cDefinitely there\u2019s been interest, but at the moment there\u2019s no decision on what I\u2019ll do in the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Cauchi said leaving the Supercars paddock altogether is \u201cabsolutely an option\u201d he\u2019s considering, although denied he feels burnt out.<\/p>\n \u201cI still really enjoy competing in this sport, I still want to see this sport grow. It\u2019s one of the best categories in the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019ve been doing this for 18 years and it\u2019s time to look at what else I can bring to the world, and also for myself.\u201d<\/p>\n The move to Grove Racing in 2022 was a personal challenge for Cauchi, stepping out of the comfort of race engineer duties at the category\u2019s biggest team to lead the growth of another.<\/p>\n It was also shrouded in controversy as Triple Eight launched legal action claiming breach of contract at the start of the 2022 season, in a matter later settled out of court.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/416ce0_9823560f60514199bfaa9f8fdc877fa9mv2.jpg\")
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