I'm not sure why this has happened, and that usually means it's for reasons that are meant to be kept hidden. But he'sgothis TV show to do now, and he strikes me as the sort of person who would take up a challenge, and once it was beaten, move on.
Vauxhall offered him a 3rd car as they now have Thompson but he refused, and said "I look foward to driving these V8's" hes a British champ, he can get a Brazilian or Aussie V8 drive...whats the point of a championship with no tv coverage or fans ?