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Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Supercars champion Kostecki gets 'money off the back'
2023 Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki has broken through for first win in a Ford since his dramatic switch from Erebus. Starting on pole in Townsville, Kostecki converted his qualifying dominance in the 35-lap sprint race to win for Shell V-Power Racing. It was the 20th race of the season, the first time Supercars have raced on a Friday at the northern Queensland circuit. Kostecki's victory ended a five-race run by championship leader Broc Feeney, who drove superbly during the recent rounds in Perth and Darwin. The 27-year-old held off Ford rival Cam Waters and former Shell V-Power driver Anton De Pasquale. 'That felt awesome,' Kostecki said. 'The Shell V-Power Mustang was on fire. 'I had Cam breathing down my neck the whole race so I knew you I couldn't make a mistake. 'An awesome feeling to get the monkey off the back, it's just absolutely unreal. I've been pretty fortunate to win some pretty cool races, but this feels real special. 'There's relief for the whole team. We've been putting in a lot of effort, everyone works really hard up and down the pit lane.' By winning, Kostecki may have just created a new superstition. 'We had a team lunch on Monday, and I joked and said 'if this works, we're going to do this every round. 'So we're going to get the spatula out, we're going to be cooking Wagyu burgers every Monday.' Defending champion Will Brown had a horrendous qualifying session, starting the race 20th. But he managed to make up 10 spots in the race in an important stint for his season. Feeney finished eighth. A 70-lap race will take place in Townsville on Saturday and Sunday.
West Australian
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- West Australian
Supercars champion Kostecki gets 'money off the back'
2023 Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki has broken through for first win in a Ford since his dramatic switch from Erebus. Starting on pole in Townsville, Kostecki converted his qualifying dominance in the 35-lap sprint race to win for Shell V-Power Racing. It was the 20th race of the season, the first time Supercars have raced on a Friday at the northern Queensland circuit. Kostecki's victory ended a five-race run by championship leader Broc Feeney, who drove superbly during the recent rounds in Perth and Darwin. The 27-year-old held off Ford rival Cam Waters and former Shell V-Power driver Anton De Pasquale. 'That felt awesome,' Kostecki said. 'The Shell V-Power Mustang was on fire. 'I had Cam breathing down my neck the whole race so I knew you I couldn't make a mistake. 'An awesome feeling to get the monkey off the back, it's just absolutely unreal. I've been pretty fortunate to win some pretty cool races, but this feels real special. 'There's relief for the whole team. We've been putting in a lot of effort, everyone works really hard up and down the pit lane.' By winning, Kostecki may have just created a new superstition. 'We had a team lunch on Monday, and I joked and said 'if this works, we're going to do this every round. 'So we're going to get the spatula out, we're going to be cooking Wagyu burgers every Monday.' Defending champion Will Brown had a horrendous qualifying session, starting the race 20th. But he managed to make up 10 spots in the race in an important stint for his season. Feeney finished eighth. A 70-lap race will take place in Townsville on Saturday and Sunday.
Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Automotive
- Perth Now
Supercars champion Kostecki gets 'monkey off the back'
2023 Supercars champion Brodie Kostecki has broken through for first win in a Ford since his dramatic switch from Erebus. Starting on pole in Townsville, Kostecki converted his qualifying dominance in the 35-lap sprint race to win for Shell V-Power Racing. It was the 20th race of the season, the first time Supercars have raced on a Friday at the northern Queensland circuit. Kostecki's victory ended a five-race run by championship leader Broc Feeney, who drove superbly during the recent rounds in Perth and Darwin. The 27-year-old held off Ford rival Cam Waters and former Shell V-Power driver Anton De Pasquale. "That felt awesome," Kostecki said. "The Shell V-Power Mustang was on fire. "I had Cam breathing down my neck the whole race so I knew you I couldn't make a mistake. "An awesome feeling to get the monkey off the back, it's just absolutely unreal. I've been pretty fortunate to win some pretty cool races, but this feels real special. "There's relief for the whole team. We've been putting in a lot of effort, everyone works really hard up and down the pit lane." By winning, Kostecki may have just created a new superstition. "We had a team lunch on Monday, and I joked and said 'if this works, we're going to do this every round. "So we're going to get the spatula out, we're going to be cooking Wagyu burgers every Monday." Defending champion Will Brown had a horrendous qualifying session, starting the race 20th. But he managed to make up 10 spots in the race in an important stint for his season. Feeney finished eighth. A 70-lap race will take place in Townsville on Saturday and Sunday.
West Australian
06-06-2025
- Automotive
- West Australian
V8 Supercars: Six drivers to watch during Perth Super 440
The Perth Super 440 is building as an early championship shaper as the V8 Supercars complete their first day in Wanneroo. The grid had two practice sessions on Friday, ahead of the circuit reaching its 100th race on Sunday, and there was barely more than a second separating the fastest from the slowest. Hometown hero Brodie Kostecki left his best for last on Friday but was slower than expected while some of the grid's younger racers strutted their stuff atop the time sheets. Championship leader Broc Feeney showed his strong form and will be one of the drivers to watch. Broc Feeney Feeney enters the fifth round of the Championship with his first-ever driver's standings lead, having leapfrogged Red Bull teammate Will Brown with a tremendous weekend in Tasmania last month. The 22-year-old was handed one of the toughest tasks in Australian motorsport when he entered the Supercars in 2022, replacing legend Jamie Whincup while also partnering Shane Van Gisbergen. However, the youngster embraced the challenge, walking in his predecessor's shoes with a sixth-placed rookie season before being pipped at the post for the Championship last year by Brown. He has also started in style in 2025, winning three races and claiming six podiums. And he made a bright start in Perth, tiptoeing through the early laps while the field layed down rubber after the circuit was scoured by rain during the week, before putting the foot down to finish in the top five in both 30-minute practise sessions. Will Brown Fellow Red Bull racer Brown put the disappointment of Tasmania behind him on Friday, finding consistent pace to claim lap times inside the top 10. However, those laps are unlikely to satisfy the reigning champion, who became the first driver in 40 years to podium at every round during his first year with Triple Eight. Brown has been a regular inside the top five to start the season but has just one win among his six podiums and would love to knock Feeney back down to second with a win or two in Perth. There is no doubt the 28-year-old from Toowoomba is the hunted this year and will be under intense pressure again in Wanneroo. Brodie Kostecki Hometown hero Kostecki will be hopeful that he can be the one applying the pressure as he adjusts to his new team. Kostecki won the title in 2023, but a turbulent year off the track ruined his hopes last year before he made the switch to Dick Johnson Racing. The 27-year-old has yet to break through in the Shell V-Power Mustang and looked to be on struggle street in first practice, finishing 21st. The Ballajura product saved his best for last, recording his best two times on his last two laps, but could only go 18th fastest. The increase in pace offers Kostecki hope, and he will be eager to fight towards the top of the grid in qualifying on Saturday. Matthew Payne A man who had no issues in practice was 22-year-old Kiwi Matthew Payne. Payne has the weight of expectations on his shoulders, touted as the next big thing out of New Zealand after Scott McLaughlin and Shane van Gisbergen. But that weight did nothing to stop him in Perth on Friday, topping the second practice time charts. The youngster has showed wisdom and patience beyond his years so far in 2025. Chaz Mostert Chaz Mostert was one of only a handful of drivers who found consistency during practice, going seventh and sixth fastest. Consistency has been a feature of the 33-year-old's campaign to date, with the two-time Bathurst winner claiming one win. However, he will be hoping to grab his first pole position of the season, with Perth always a friendly track for those at the front. Should he fall into the middle of the pack, though, he has the skills and hunger to put on a show for the fans. Cam Waters Always a divisive driver, Cam Waters will undoubtedly put his Monster Energy car in the thick of the action as the weekend progresses. He sits fourth in the championship hunt with three wins and having earned three pole positions. Practise will have left the two-time Supercars runner-up and three-time Bathurst podium-finisher wanting, however. He managed to crack the top 10 with the eighth fastest time in practice one but fell outside of the 10 in the eleventh the second time around. But as he has shown this year already, qualifying is where his competitive juices flow strongest. And if anyone needed a reminder of how well Waters can perform in the spotlight, just remember how he earned his start in 2011. At just 17, he tackled Mount Panorama in a Kelly Racing Commodore with Grant Denyer as his prize for winning the inaugural Supercar Showdown TV series.
