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James Golding and Richie Stanaway are placed 16th and 20th in the drivers\u2019 championship respectively after seven rounds, with PremiAir ninth in the teams\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n
The squad therefore faces the prospect of neither of its entries making the much-hyped new Finals Series, which kicks off with 10 drivers after the Bathurst 1000.<\/p>\n
It marks a step backwards from 2024, when Golding finished seventh in points \u2013 having scored the squad\u2019s maiden pole and podium \u2013 and PremiAir ended the year eighth.<\/p>\n
\u201cVery disappointing. This is our fourth season. I felt like every year we\u2019ve improved, and we haven\u2019t done that this year,\u201d Xiberras told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s still time to turn it around, but I\u2019m not going to lie, we\u2019ve definitely under-performed from where we should have been.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the same time everyone else has picked up their game and sometimes you can beat yourself up because we might be three tenths of a second off and that puts us down the back.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\tWATCH: Supercars stars in Supercheap Auto \u2018Police Chase\u2019 Click here<\/a> <\/p>\n Xiberras isn\u2019t placing all the blame at the hands of the drivers and suggests the squad may need to add more personnel to compete with the heavyweights.<\/p>\n Peter Xiberras looks on. Image: Supplied<\/p>\n The team has already had its share of change in-season, with Pete Vale taking over from Stephen Robertson as team manager<\/a>, and Gwyn Dolphin\u2019s stint as CEO short-lived<\/a>.<\/p>\n Engineering has been shuffled too, with technical mastermind Ludo Lacroix handing the reins of Stanaway\u2019s car to youngster Andrew Gilliam to concentrate on the bigger picture<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s always that question; is it the driver? Is it the team? Is it the engineers?\u201d said Xiberras. \u201cAs a team you won\u2019t win unless everyone is pulling their weight and giving it a red-hot go.\u201d<\/p>\n However, he makes no secret of the fact neither Golding nor Stanaway \u2013 whose trumpeted two-year deal is understood to include an option on the team\u2019s side \u2013 are locked in for next year.<\/p>\n There\u2019s increasing speculation that a double change is being considered. Roland Dane, who is part of a co-driver decision to be taken this week, is thought likely to play a role in 2026 choices too.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2025-NTI-Townsville-500-3238x2160-1.jpg\")
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