Supercars Hall of Famer calls out team's 'deliberate' act of sabotage against title contender Broc Feeney
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Supercars Hall of Famer Colin Bond has slammed Walkinshaw Andretti United (WAU) for what he claims was a "deliberate" act of sabotage against championship rival Broc Feeney that handed Chaz Mostert the 2025 Supercars Championship
After a dramatic Adelaide Grand Final where Feeney was turned into the wall after WAU's Ryan Wood tagged him in turn six, Mostert finished second to Matt Payne to clinch his maiden title.
"I think the whole thing was deliberate," Colin Bond told Speedcafe of Wood and Feeney's opening lap incident.
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Broc Feeney crashes in the Supercars FOX Sports
"I don't care what you say. It was a team, they knew what they were doing, they [WAU] knocked him out of the race before even one lap had gone by.
"They were talking beforehand that if you knock someone out that was in the championship, they'd be fined 250,000 euros ($443,000 AUD).
"I only hope they give that to Wood."
Bond also admitted that he was not a fan of the inaugural Supercars Finals format, which left Feeney to finish his record-breaking 2025 season in third after one heart-breaking moment.
"He should have won the championship months ago, really, with his results up until that time," explained Bond.
"It's just all of a sudden out of the blue they make new rules, and I don't believe the rules are right.
"I don't believe that's the way they should run the championship. Maybe they say it's brilliant because someone else won."
The title chase was flipped on its head when Wood made contact with the Triple Eight driver on turn six.
Feeney, who was second, was pushed to the back and unable to make up positions due to damage to the car, leaving him to finish 20th.
Triple Eight's Jamie Whincup called Ryan Wood's move 'pretty grubby'. Getty
Triple Eight boss Jamie Whincup labelled the act "pretty grubby" when speaking to Fox Sports. Feeney didn't have to win at Adelaide to claim the championship, he only had to be two spots behind Mostert.
"This is a giant game-changer," Neil Compton said on Fox Sports.
On the team radio Feeney was heard saying, "Mate, what the hell was that? Seriously."
Whincup, the Triple Eight team boss, was unhappy.
"My thoughts are, a non championship contender getting involved in the championship really," he said on Fox's coverage.
"Yeah there's hard racing but he was having a free swing and we've paid the ultimate price for it. There's still a lot of racing to go but it's pretty grubby stuff."
Another replay showed Wood had bumped the wall and then went into Feeney.
Wood's team were then shown celebrating triumphantly when the move happened.
Ryan Walkinshaw celebrates with his team. FOX Sports
WAU's Ryan Walkinshaw saw the incident completely different to Whincup.
"I think he should be talking to his driver, he very clearly had Woody alongside him and he pushed him into the wall," he said.
"You can actually see Woody go into the wall and then he went into Broc ... Woody can't exactly just disappear so it's entirely Broc's fault and that's pretty clear and evident from what you can see on TV."
Wood was given a 15-second penalty for the incident by the stewards.
With 15 laps to go, it appeared obvious that it wouldn't happen for Feeney who was battling with car issues.
Mark Skaife described it as a "tragic tale" for the whole team.
Wood's race also ended with 22 laps left due to an apparent shock absorber issue.
As Mostert crossed the line there was tears in his eyes, and it was the same for Feeney after a devastating finish.
Broc Feeney in tears. FOX Sports
"It's so important for the team and his family to be around him because after an absolutely superb season of driving to have a mechanical glitch engine drama negate any way of winning this afternoon is just an unbelievably cruel outcome," Skaife said.
Post-race Feeney thanked to his crew and congratulated Mostert before admitting "no matter what happened today the thing (car) was going to break down unfortunately".
Feeney then cried before saying he'll be "flying under the radar for a bit".