Ford's Fabian Coulthard has answered his critics by claiming pole position for the Supercars season-opening race in Adelaide.
Under pressure to keep his seat at DJR Team Penske, Coulthard clocked one minute, 19.89 seconds on Saturday to be fastest in the top-10 shootout.
He was the only driver to crack the 1min:20sec barrier in the final leg of qualifying, finishing an impressive 0.36 of a second ahead of Holden's seven-time series champ Jamie Whincup.
Coulthard's teammate, defending series champion Scott McLaughlin, was third quickest.
Coulthard is already feeling the pinch before a race has been run.