What Motorsport-Total.com first reported a month ago has now been officially confirmed: Porsche’s top squad, Manthey, is losing Kai Storling - the title-winning race engineer who guided Thomas Preining to the 2023 DTM championship and with whom the Austrian has formed an inseparable duo ever since. Following his title win, Preining famously described their daily communication as being "like a married couple" when talking about the 31-year-old.
"It’s certainly not a dream scenario, but it’s normal in the professional world for people to leave their jobs and do something new," Preining commented to ran.de regarding the departure of Storling, who made his final appearance for Manthey at the DTM round in Zandvoort a week ago. "Of course, I would have preferred to continue as we were, but ultimately, I respect his decision."
