Why replacing Supercars' GOAT with a teenager is worth the risk for T8
On the face of it, picking an 18-year-old rookie to replace arguably the greatest Supercars driver of all time is a risky move. But as Jamie Whincup takes up a team principal role and hands his car to Broc Feeney, it's one that he is confident will be rewarded in the fullness of time - time which wasn't afforded to Whincup in his early days
“Honestly, we’re fortunate enough that if you put every driver in Australia in a room and made them put their hand on a lie detector, and asked what team would they like to drive for, they would say DJR Team Penske or Triple Eight. That then means that, hopefully, if we wanted to go and talk to someone else we could.”
That was Triple Eight boss Roland Dane speaking in early 2018 about a looming generational shift within his team.
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