Le Brocq explains robust defence on Feeney

Jack Le Brocq says he was "having a dip" in his heated battle with Broc Feeney which drew attention from race control.

Truck Assist Racing driver Le Brocq was classified 22nd in Sunday’s Sydney finale, which was won by Chaz Mostert.

The Matt Stone Racing recruit gambled on dry tyres late on and led the race, only to slide off the road.

Earlier, he engaged in a robust battle with Red Bull Ampol Racing rookie Broc Feeney.

Feeney was carted out wide at Turn 7, and nudged Le Brocq exiting the final corner.

Le Brocq, in response, moved aggressively in front of the #88 at speed down the pit straight.

In commentary, Mark Skaife labelled the move “not acceptable" before Le Brocq was awarded a bad sportsmanship flag.

Feeney later told Supercars.com he was in no mood to be pushed around by the established drivers.

Speaking after the race, Le Brocq said he and Feeney were simply racing hard.

"We were having a dip, we were racing," Le Brocq told Supercars.com.

"Everyone at home wants us to go racing and have a crack.

"It was good, I had fun. We’ll keep doing the same, keep building and try to go faster and faster."

As rain arrived later in the race, MSR left Le Brocq out as drivers reverted to wet tyres.

At the end of lap 67, Le Brocq had a 22-second lead over Mostert.

The gamble didn’t pay off; rain intensified, and Mostert overtook Le Brocq on lap 70.

Le Brocq then understeered off at Turn 3 and became stuck in the gravel, triggering the third Safety Car of the race.

He was later forced to complete almost a full lap with his bonnet blocking his vision after he was extracted from the gravel.

It wasn’t the only frustration for MSR, with Todd Hazelwood ending his day in the gravel after a bizarre post-race incident with Mark Winterbottom.

Le Brocq returns to the lane after his off

While disappointed not to bring home a strong result, Le Brocq paid tribute to his team as MSR threatened the established front-runners.

Next for Le Brocq is Tasmania, where MSR cars enjoyed great pace in 2021.

Notably, Zane Goddard qualified fourth and raced to seventh at the Symmons Plains circuit last year.

"It comes down to the driver and we decided to have a go," Le Brocq said of the decision to remain on dry tyres.

"It was a hard weekend trying to find the dry lines and work that out from inside the car.

"We saw in practice and qualifying how quickly the track dries up.

"We rolled the dice and committed, but unfortunately the rain got heavier and heavier.

"We didn’t die wondering, but it’s a shame, we were on for a good result."

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