Motorsports competitors need to practice, and they often practice other forms of motorsport in order to keep in trim.
What if an athlete pulled a hamstring on a training run? Would you say THAT was ill-advised?
No he hasn't. The ONLY time in sport that you "let your team down" is when you're not trying. Sometimes you do things that are perhaps ill-advised, but things happen...
So, Brennan isn't "on the pace"? Yeah, he was crap tonight! As I said, if it hadn't been for the crash, we would have had a great chance of winning the title. As it was, third place isn't exactly a disaster - although you may think it is...