Feeney made an impressive start to life as a full-time Supercars driver at Sydney Motorsport Park on the weekend.
He qualified for both Top 10 Shootouts, finished the two races ninth and 11th and even mixed it with the front-runners for a stint in the Sunday race.
However it was also clear in both races that rivals were keen to assert some dominance over the teenager by rubbing panels.
On Saturday’s race Feeney looked too conservative at times in the pack, while on Sunday he clearly had his elbows out more and he bashed doors with the likes of Will Davison and Jack Le Brocq.
Van Gisbergen was left deeply impressed by Feeney’s rookie weekend, particularly in terms of his pace.
And while he concedes Feeney was subject to some on-track bullying over the weekend, he backs the rookie to quickly learn how better equip himself in combat.
“[Feeney’s debut was] really good,” van Gisbergen told Motorsport.com.
“Obviously the information is mainly going one way, but he’s really open and the…
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