Frosty stays with Ford

V8 Supercar driver Mark Winterbottom has extended his contract with Ford Performance Racing until the end of the 2014 season.

Winterbottom, who has finished third in the V8 Supercar Championship standings in the past two seasons, joins team-mate Will Davison at FPR, ensuring the team has the same driver line-up as 2011.

"It is really good to extend my stay as everyone strives to drive for the factory team so I am proud to have been associated with the factory Ford team for so long," Winterbottom said.

"Things change rapidly in motorsport and there will be no bigger change than the introduction of Car of the Future next year so to stay with the people I know through such a big change is definitely a good thing."

"I've worked with a lot of great people over the last six seasons I've raced for the team but the group here now is the best yet and the way we are all starting to fire together is very encouraging and gives us all confidence to fight for the championship."

"Although a title still eludes us we of course keep working towards it and to win one after so many years of trying would be special and a greater achievement than if I moved elsewhere and won."

"I'm a very loyal person and over the next three years I would like nothing more than to payback the team for how hard we've all worked with a championship, or three."

The V8 Supercar season kicks off at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide at the start of March.