{"id":121766,"date":"2021-08-30T23:30:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T23:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=121766"},"modified":"2021-08-31T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T00:00:19","slug":"teenager-to-replace-whincup-in-supercars-shakeup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=121766","title":{"rendered":"Teenager to replace Whincup in Supercars shakeup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Bull Ampol Racing has named 18-year-old Broc Feeney as Jamie Whincup's<\/a> replacement for the 2022 season.<\/p>\n

Whincup had previously announced this year would be his last as a full-time driver, as he steps into his new role as Managing Director of the team.<\/p>\n

Feeney has signed a multi-year deal to partner reigning Bathurst<\/a> champion Shane van Gisbergen<\/a>. He currently leads second-tier Super2 series after the first three rounds.<\/p>\n

"It's an amazing opportunity for me to be replacing 'The GOAT', Jamie Whincup. It's so surreal for me at the moment, but I think it will start to kick in at the start of next year," Feeney said.<\/p>\n

\"Broc<\/p>\n

"To be aligned with this amazing team in my Super2 season and to be promoted into the main series is a dream come true. To be honest, I always wanted to get to Supercars, but to be behind the wheel of a Red Bull Ampol Racing machine is pretty exciting.<\/p>\n

"I knew at the start of the year that there was an opportunity to replace Jamie, and it all depended on how my results went this year. This now feels like a big reward."<\/p>\n

Feeney said the news came as a surprise when team boss Roland Dane approached him.<\/p>\n

"When Roland told me the news I was in shock. He explained everything to me and basically asked how it sounded \u2013 I said it sounded bloody awesome!<\/p>\n

"I got out of that meeting and rang my parents straight away. It was such a big relief as we've all put in so much effort the last few years, and it's a day I'll never forget."<\/p>\n

\"Jamie<\/p>\n

Whincup, who is still in contention for an eighth Supercars championship, explained the decision to go with a rookie.<\/p>\n

"I think some people will look at this decision and think we would have gone in an 'established driver' direction, but we're not a team that takes things conservatively," he said.<\/p>\n

"We take risks at Triple Eight, we're on the front foot and we have a crack and lead with our gut feel, and it seemed right to give Broc the opportunity.<\/p>\n

"Of course, there's an element of skill, but more importantly than that, certainly for me, is you need someone with good morals and a good attitude who knows the definition of hard work.<\/p>\n

"Broc ticks all of those boxes, but now it's up to us to make sure we give him a fantastic car and build a fantastic team around him."<\/p>\n

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Red Bull Ampol Racing has named 18-year-old Broc Feeney as Jamie Whincup's replacement for the 2022 season. Whincup had previously announced this year would be […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=121766"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121766\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121770,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121766\/revisions\/121770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=121766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=121766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=121766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}