Jost Capito has confirmed that he will soon start work at McLaren.

The German was actually signed up in January to become the Honda-powered team's new chief executive, but Capito said that he would not vacate his current role at Volkswagen until a replacement is found.

Now, at the Rallye Deutschland, Capito has announced that the German round of the world rally championship will be his last at VW.

"Yes, I will stop at Volkswagen at the end of August," he said.

However, Marca claims that Capito, 57, could actually attend his first grand prix as McLaren CEO at Spa-Francorchamps next weekend.