'The worst thing': What doomed Feeney in Albert Park chaos
Championship-leading Ford of Broc Feeney heavily damaged in big hit
Feeney tipped into spin by Kai Allen, before Cooper Murray and Zach Bates arrived
Feeney was "just trying to get out of the way" as cars piled in
Broc Feeney is unsure if he could have done anything differently as chaos and carnage consumed him in the early seconds of Race 7.
Feeney spun his rear wheels to try and spin off the track, but several cars took different lines in reaction to the pirouetting Mustang. Murray and Bates opted to go to the left, but were unsighted through the smoke and careened into Feeney.
So eager was Feeney to find answers, that he sought out a phone with Kayo SPORTS to watch replays while in the medical centre, finger pulse oximeter and all.
Speaking on Supercars’ Cool Down Lap podcast presented by Equip Super, the Triple Eight star suggested — given cars were all around him — that he was already in a lose-lose situation.
"I was just trying to get out of the way. I mean, looking back on it, everyone on the track kind of stopped,” Feeney said.
"So in hindsight, I probably would've been better stopping, but I was just trying to spin back out of the way. I think I spun good one way, but then it looped me back around into the other guys.
"I mean, in those situations it's so hard. I still had 15 cars behind me. I don't know if I could have done anything different... I was just trying to spin it and get off the track, to be honest.
“It was sort of the worst thing, because the guys that stayed on the track slowed down, the guys that went off the track were going quick. Anyway, it's just disappointing.
"Obviously short turnaround to NZ, but I think it all looks okay, so they'll be able to fix this one up.”
The last line refers to the damage to his new Ford, which according to Triple Eight Team Manager Mark Dutton, is set to travel to New Zealand after repairs.
Feeney himself was knocked around in the hit, which was his first major crash in Supercars since he was caught up in the infamous Gold Coast chicane crash in 2022.
“Obviously the belts in some areas are pretty tight. Bit of an interesting one, but just got thrown around,” Feeney said.
"I mean, it's been a long time since I've actually crashed to be honest. I spun one way and got hit the other way."
The 2026 Repco Supercars Championship resumes across the Tasman, with the ITM NZ Doubleheader kicking off in Taupō on April 10-12. Tickets are on sale now.
