{"id":333050,"date":"2026-03-16T23:56:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/333050\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T23:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T23:56:18","slug":"supercars-news-tickford-taking-changed-approach-to-title-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/333050\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Tickford taking changed approach to title fight"},"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\tCam Waters in action at Albert Park. Image: Supplied <\/p>\n

While Walkinshaw saved its best until last with a stunning Finals Series campaign last year, Tickford provided the ultimate example of peaking too early.<\/p>\n

Spearhead Cam Waters dominated the opening round of 2025 in Sydney but failed to fire when it mattered, eliminated alongside teammate Thomas Randle in the Sandown Semi-Final.<\/p>\n

Walkinshaw\u2019s claim following last year\u2019s title success that it had used the whole season as a test bed for Finals was met with some scepticism.<\/p>\n

But Tickford team manager Matt Roberts freely admits his squad is already thinking about those crucial final three rounds across October and November.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve taken a different approach this year,\u201d Roberts told Speedcafe.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe heavily debriefed at the back end of last year and the early part of this year and we certainly changed our approach and our views have differed a bit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would have liked to start a little better than we have, but we\u2019re still strong, Cam is second in the points, it\u2019s still a strong start.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we\u2019ve certainly shifted our focus and hopefully at the back end of the year, we\u2019re going to come home with a stronger package than we did last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter Gold Coast last year, we certainly went into Sandown\u2026 we weren\u2019t confident at all.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we want to turn that around this year and we\u2019ll certainly shift our focus to being a lot stronger at the back end of the year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Inside F1 star Oscar Piastri\u2019s Tickford Supercars laps<\/a><\/p>\n

Tickford leads the teams\u2019 championship after two rounds, thanks largely to consistency.<\/p>\n

Waters is second in the drivers\u2019 standings having finished inside the top six in all seven races to date, albeit with a pair of thirds as his best results.<\/p>\n

Thomas Randle scored a first podium of the season with third in the Sunday race at Albert Park, but is 11th in points following a crash the day prior.<\/p>\n

While admitting the Albert Park corner types do not carry much relevance to those in the Finals Series, Roberts said every race is part of the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know our strengths and weaknesses at the moment, we identified them [at Albert Park], and we used each race, each session for a test, basically,\u201d said Roberts.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve got a good direction generally and I\u2019m proud of the team, all the work that they\u2019ve put in during the build-up to the start of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, Sydney, we executed, we just chipped away and had good, consistent results. It wasn\u2019t super great, but overall, we did come away leading the teams\u2019 points.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd again [at Albert Park], consistency pays off, and we\u2019ll gather momentum from that, and we\u2019ll take it forward.\u201d<\/p>\n


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