Triple Eight boss Mark Dutton is confident that Broc Feeney and Will Brown will bounce back after a slower than expected start to the Supercars season. With Chaz Mostert and Walkinshaw switching to Toyota in 2026, Triple Eight became the unofficial top dogs for Ford after Brown and Feeney finished second and third in the 2025 championship.
But Triple Eight were effectively demoted three places in Melbourne because they were only the fourth-ranked Ford outfit across the four races at the Australian Grand Prix. Brodie Kostecki surged to the championship lead after three wins in Melbourne, with Dick Johnson Racing, Tickford and Penrite Racing all outscoring Triple Eight.
Broc Feeney and Triple Eight haven’t exactly made the start they’d envisioned. Image: AAP
Feeney’s crash in the Melbourne finale didn’t help, while Wood has copped three separate penalties in just two rounds. But Dutton isn’t panicking.
“The Fords are obviously very strong at Albert Park, so hats off the to lads that nailed the set-up,” Dutton told Supercars.com.au. “We were never totally happy with our speed (in Melbourne) and even at our speediest we felt we were lacking a little. But we own that. We need to work hard going forward to make sure we’re the fastest Mustangs.”
It’s actually Tickford who lead the teams’ championship after the opening two rounds with Cam Waters and Thomas Randle both performing well. “The game this year is going to be about getting consistent points, not just focusing on a single race weekend,” Tickford boss Rod Nash said.
“Between the two drivers, they have been consistent and each scored a P3 result. It’s strong racing out there and the name of the game is staying out of trouble.”
Brodie Kostecki won three of the four Supercars races in Melbourne.
(PR IMAGE)Brodie Kostecki not getting ahead of himself
Despite leading the individual driver standings, Kostecki isn’t getting carried away. “It definitely helps with a bit of momentum going into the New Zealand double header, but it’s so early in the year to even talk about championship, like it almost means nothing to a point,” said the 2023 champion last weekend.
“It’s definitely exciting times for everyone in the team, I think it’s the first time they’ve led the championship in probably four years or so. It’s fantastic and I can’t wait to celebrate with the whole team when we go back after this and head back to the workshop and we can really enjoy how good of a weekend we had.
“But there’s still plenty of work to be done. You’re always trying to better yourself and there’s a lot of things we can do better as well, so we’ll go back and do our homework and try go into the New Zealand doubleheader and do the same thing hopefully.”