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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Walkinshaw punches the air as the incident unfolds on the TV screens. Image: Fox Sports<\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRyan Walkinshaw punches the air as the incident unfolds on the TV screens. Image: Fox Sports<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the takeaway from Bathurst 1000 winner turned driver coach Paul Morris, who says Triple Eight will have to change the way it goes racing if it wants to win back the title.<\/p>\n
Morris, who has long mentored Feeney, believes the incident at Turn 6 on the opening lap \u201cshould be no surprise\u201d to anyone<\/p>\n
\u201cWalkinshaw Andretti United said from day one how they were going to play the Finals, and they continually reminded us of it,\u201d said Morris in a social video media.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou saw Woody at Sandown, you saw him in action the first two days in Adelaide, he was prepared to get in there and do what he had to do to help Chaz [Mostert].<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, he took it to an extreme level on Sunday, but he did tell us he was going to do it. If you saw the press conference Saturday night, he basically called it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Triple Eight wants review into \u2018cheap shots\u2019 in Grand Final<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Feeney took the lead of the Saturday race from Wood at the start of the final stint with a bold inside pass at the Turn 9 hairpin that elbowed the #2 WAU Mustang wide.<\/p>\n When asked of the overtake in the press conference, Wood expressed his respect for Feeney \u201cracing hard\u201d and added, \u201cif I\u2019ve got the opportunity to do the same, I will.\u201d<\/p>\n Wood ultimately attacked Feeney through the opening corners of the Sunday race, diving for a gap on the inside of Turn 6 that the Camaro driver closed, resulting in contact.<\/p>\n Feeney spun to the back of the field while Wood was later dealt a 15-second penalty, having been deemed predominately to blame.<\/a><\/p>\n Wood defends first lap Adelaide move on Feeney<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think it was any surprise to the team, the way they cheered when their plan came off,\u201d Morris continued.<\/p>\n \u201cBroc\u2019s pirouetting around the track, Woody\u2019s driving off, Chaz is sailing through, and the team are cheering, the championship is coming to them. They\u2019re executing a plan.<\/p>\n \u201cTriple Eight, I don\u2019t think they were ready for this. They just ran their normal play.<\/p>\n \u201cThey had two guys in the fight come Sunday. They just played it that way, thought their car speed and reliability and teamwork could get them through.\u201d<\/p>\n Replays of WAU co-owner Ryan Walkinshaw\u2019s reaction to the incident did not go unnoticed in the Triple Eight garage, either.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not how we would behave,\u201d team manager Mark Dutton told Speedcafe post-race. \u201cEveryone does things their own way. That\u2019s not what we would do in the same situation.\u201d<\/p>\n