{"id":284701,"date":"2025-11-14T20:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/284701\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T20:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T20:45:23","slug":"supercars-news-brodie-kosteckis-final-series-fumble-left-djr-deflated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/284701\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Brodie Kostecki\u2019s Final Series fumble left DJR \u2018deflated\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrodie Kostecki in the #38 Dick Johnson Racing Ford Mustang at Sandown. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n

Kostecki was among the favourites to make it to the Adelaide title decider, but bombed out of contention when he crashed on Saturday at the Gold Coast.<\/a><\/p>\n

Having been ruled out of the day\u2019s action<\/a>, it left the #38 Ford Mustang driver in a must-win position on Sunday \u2013 a tall task he did not fulfil.<\/p>\n

Noble said the early exit left Dick Johnson Racing down in the dumps, achieving exactly what Supercars set out to do.<\/p>\n

The former North Melbourne AFL club coach joked he was used to being out of finals contention.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s normal for me in my background, but it\u2019s new for our sport,\u201d he said at Sandown.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur guys have been flat since Gold Coast. You\u2019re out of the Finals and it does, it has an effect, it\u2019s working. There is no doubt that that impact is what the competition needs.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s what Supercars is after, and certainly, internally, you come to work on that week after you missed out quite deflated.<\/p>\n

\u201cInterestingly, having a chat to Mark Fenning (team manager), who has been in the industry for a long period of time, he said, \u2018Is this normal?\u2019 in regards to Finals \u2013 and it is. It\u2019s deflating.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get to a point that you aspire to compete in Finals, that\u2019s why they\u2019re there. I think it increases competition, it increases standard, and when you miss out, you\u2019re annoyed and you\u2019re frustrated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Kostecki\u2019s championship hopes have been dashed in his first season with Dick Johnson Racing, Noble said he expects the team to be a fly in the ointment.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, this weekend, we come [to Sandown] wanting to win the race,\u201d said Noble.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no doubt, we need to be a disruptor, we need to get our backsides into gear and we need to get both cars out there getting in the way of the top seven, hopefully the top four, and coming away with a trophy this weekend would be great.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unlike some other sports that use a knock-out system, Kostecki remains in the competition \u2013 just not a championship contender.<\/p>\n

Noble said the team has to take its remaining five races as an opportunity to build for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have work to do. When you exit [AFL] finals, you\u2019re booking a holiday, whereas we have a luxury of still coming to race for another five races,\u201d said Noble.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe benefit is that you need to pick yourself up pretty quick, because if you do tend to come too deflated, you\u2019ll get your backside whooped again when you get here.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreparation of the car needs to be at a high level. Pre-briefs still need to be at a high level, planning and strategy needs to be good.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can still win the race, we can still come here and salvage something from the year knowing that we didn\u2019t get through to this last seven and get to the last four.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still trophies to be won.\u201d<\/p>\n


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