Broc Feeney – Car #88
Qualifying, Race 8 – 21st (0:54.7616)
Qualifying, Race 9 – Pole (0:54.1828)
Race 8 – 13th
Race 9 – First
Championship standings – Fifth (569 points)
Shane van Gisbergen – Car #97
Qualifying, Race 8 – Ninth (0:54.4383)
Qualifying, Race 9 – 21st (0:54.6616)
Race 8 – 5th
Race 9 – 12th
Championship standings – Third (648 points)
Teams’ Championship standings – Second (1217 points)
Broc Feeney – Car #88
“I didn’t know what it was going to be like today. These cars have been so fast, and we’ve struggled being in the pack this weekend. Once I got the start, I thought after the first five laps that we had a pretty good car and man, this thing was so good to drive in the race – I had so much fun. I could manage the tyres as best as I could and at the end of the race I could let loose with a bit of speed – it was bloody awesome. In the first five laps, I could tell what games they (Erebus) were trying to play, so I sort of played them back and just cruised. When I needed to, I could put the hammer down and we had really good pace, and our car has been awesome to drive today. It’s been a crazy day qualifying P21 in one race, then pole the next. The ups-and-downs are the things we just need to work on – when we qualify well here, we can certainly take it to the other teams so hopefully we can fix our qualifying results and be up on the podium and keep the battle going.”
Shane van Gisbergen – Car #97
“I thought going into today’s race that finishing in the top 15 after qualifying 21st would be a good result as it’s quite hard to pass and move through the field and a few people got spun out, but looking at the positives we had limited damage from that race from where we were. We’re still third in the championship points but we’ve slipped back a bit, and we lost a bit of a gap in the teams’ championship which is a shame from my end, so overall we need to be better. We now look towards Tassie which is a track where we’ve had a lot of success in the past so I’m looking forward to it. I’ve got some work to do on my side to get better before we get there. There are other teams in the field faster than us and doing a good job – winning races is good but we’re a bit inconsistent with both of our cars on the qualifying end, but that’s part of the fact-finding process with these new cars.”
Jamie Whincup – Team Principal
“If you look at the overall result from this weekend; two wins and two poles, I’m certainly pleased with the team’s efforts and it looks pretty good on paper. But I think we have to remind ourselves that, in golf terms, we sprayed a few in the water as well. At Red Bull Ampol Racing, we pride ourselves on the one percenters and doing all of the small things right to not have those blowouts. When you look at sport performance, it’s not about the birdies or the eagles, it’s about trying to be consentient and getting the best score possible. We’ll go away and celebrate the wins and be happy, but we certainly won’t ignore the fact that we sprayed it a couple of times and that’s what we need to work on – the best team this year will have the least mistakes.”
