'Absolutely no preference': Triple Eight bats away Mostert remarks

Red Bull Ampol Racing insists there is "absolutely no preference" between its two drivers in the championship fight following Chaz Mostert's post-Sandown remarks.

Broc Feeney and Will Brown will fight for the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship against Ford rivals Mostert and Kai Allen at this weekend's bp Adelaide Grand Final.

Feeney leads Mostert by 20 points, with reigning champion Brown 35 back. Penrite Racing rookie Allen, meanwhile, is 50 points behind Feeney.

Feeney got in on the act, saying he was delighted to take the "buzz" from Mostert with his controlled victory in the Sandown finale. Post-Sandown, Mostert threw down some mind games immediately, saying last week: "Triple Eight's the one that's gonna have to really work out what they're gonna do.

"Are they gonna back their current champion, or are they gonna back their guy that's been in form this year?"

Brown responded, saying: "The best thing for us is we give ourselves a higher chance for our team to win by having two Red Bull cars in there."

At a team level, Triple Eight Team Manager Mark Dutton admitted his team faces a "hard job" managing both drivers, saying there is a "price" that comes with having two cars qualify for the Grand Final.

When asked for his response to Mostert's comments, Triple Eight Technical Director Pete Ringwood doubled down, insisting the team is going for the title with both drivers.

“For us, there's no choice that we need to do there,” Ringwood told media in Adelaide.

“We've got three races that we're going for, the points differ between the races. But, there's so much jeopardy we see on the weekend with the rain and pit strategy.

"We feel that there's other teams in the fight who have the ability to run alternate pit strategies, and there's a choice of tyres. There's a choice of strategy that you can run.

“We don't have that. We're going for the best points with both drivers. So there's absolutely no preference that we're handing out there. We're going for the championship with both of them."

Where Mostert and Allen won't have to worry about pit priority, Feeney and Brown will have to beat each other to pit lane, or risk double stacking, something Craig Lowndes claimed was a "major concern." Ringwood, meanwhile, admitted having separate pit booms would be a "strategic advantage."

All the while, WAU CEO Bruce Stewart was pleased his driver stirred the pot, adding: "Chaz, especially with Will, has a great relationship. He’s a cheeky bugger, Chaz, so he loves putting that stuff out there.

"But deep down, and we all know when he puts it on his helmet, he's a fierce competitor. Super serious about his racing.

"So, it was pretty cool to see it. It adds interest… this is about the fans and those kind of stories and those kind of moments just raise the theatre that we have out here for this weekend.”

Track action in Adelaide commences on Thursday. Tickets are on sale for the November 27-30 event.