Marshall out.

Given the presence of Will Power driving for Team Australia at the recent Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise there was always going to be difficulties encompassing three drivers in the yellow and green Champ Car squad and an early decision has been made with regards to Marcus Marshall who has been dropped from the squad with immediate effect.

In a statement issued by the team on Thursday contract breaches were cited, though there was no elaboration into what those breaches were save for stating they had occurred prior to the Surfers Paradise Champ Car meeting.

Team Australia's statement reads as follows:

"Today it has been decided to terminate the agreement between Marcus Marshall and WPS because of certain breaches. Consequently, Marcus Marshall will no longer be driving for Team Australia in the Champ Car World Series.

"The breaches were serious and substantial and occurred before the Surfers Paradise event.

"Given the significance of the Surfers Paradise event to Champ Car, Queensland and Australia, there was a resolve to defer all decisions until after the Surfers Paradise race. This allowed time for proper consideration of all the circumstances.

"After careful consideration of the breaches, it was unanimously agreed to by all team owners (Craig Gore, Derrick Walker, John Fish) to terminate Marcus Marshall's driver and sponsorship agreement effective immediately.

"It is disappointing for all concerned, however the breaches were considered incapable of being remedied by all team owners.

"Given the termination and the form and nature of the agreement, no further comments can be made."