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Originally Posted by GTRMagic
There is/was chat that Mr Lowndes had an offer from DJRTP for 2016, and turned them down...
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Given that it was announced back in March 2015 that Lowndes had signed a contract extension with Triple 8 until the end of 2017, seems unlikely remembering this was before Ambrose had bailed out and it was only later in the year that DJRTP decided to return to a 2 car operation. Guess they could have offered to buy Lowndes' contract out, but expect Roland Dane would have commanded many millions before agreeing to a release.
And while every man has his price, get the feeling an extra 20% or whatever in remuneration wouldn't be a prime motivator for Lowndes. He spent a few years in the wilderness at 00 Motorsport and FPR while they found their feet, and probably has little desire to do so again.