McLaughlin, 先頭 Gisbergen 肩書を与える fight duel
緊張 between Supercars 肩書を与える 競争相手s Shane 先頭 Gisbergen and Scott McLaughlin 泡d over on Saturday at Pukekohe Park, as the Aucklander won a 選手権-強化するing victory over his 同国人.
The result could - and probably should - be overturned by stewards later as they 査定する/(税金などを)課す whether the Red Bull HRT driver's 炭坑,オーケストラ席 小道/航路 wheel-spin is 価値(がある) a 刑罰,罰則.
That would be 先頭 Gisbergen's second 刑罰,罰則 of the day after he was ドッキングする/減らす/ドックに入れるd five seconds for bumping McLaughlin en 大勝する to the race lead.
In any 事例/患者, in psychological 条件, 先頭 Gisbergen struck a 抱擁する blow against McLaughlin, romping all over him on the 跡をつける and then belittling him off it.
先頭 Gisbergen played the 役割 of alpha dog as he pulled his Commodore と一緒に McLaughlin's Falcon after the race, 否定するing his 競争相手 enough room to get out as he celebrated his race 勝利,勝つ wildly.
The 2016 支持する/優勝者 said he "didn't mean to do that, but whatever" before apologising after the race.
"I didn't realise I did it until after and it was pretty ぎこちない ... I was just excited to jump out, get on the roof and start 元気づける," he said.
McLaughlin, sitting と一緒に his 競争相手, deadpanned his 返答.
"It is what it is. 明白に, it was a mistake," he said.
先頭 Gisbergen jokingly 反対するd "I'm sure he'll get me 支援する for it", to which McLaughlin はっきりと 答える/応じるd "yeah, tomorrow, when you finish second".
While McLaughlin could yet (人命などを)奪う,主張する the 勝利,勝つ after the stewards' 決意, there was no 疑問 Red Bull held superior pace on Saturday.
先頭 Gisbergen looked a 勝利者 even as he turned into the first corner in second place, 劇的な swinging his Commodore in 前線 of third-placed David Reynolds as if to 否定する him oxygen.
His relentless 追跡 of McLaughlin had begun and, after a safety car for Fabian Coulthard's unfortunate 出口, he had his man すぐに after with a dive-爆弾 move on turn eight.
After McLaughlin's DJR Tea m Penske outfit won their man 支援する the lead by undercutting 先頭 Gisbergen in the 炭坑,オーケストラ席s, 先頭 Gisbergen overtook him with the contentious move to lead again.
"Seeing the (人が)群がる as we were 味方する by 味方する was awesome," 先頭 Gisbergen said.
"The next few (競技場の)トラック一周s, everyone 元気づける, it was one of the coolest races I've ever had."
McLaughlin 否定するd any 信用/信任 攻撃する,衝突する after the race as he clung to a two-point lead over 先頭 Gisbergen.
"I got 政治家 today and second. It's not a bad thing. We're still 主要な the 選手権. I'm happy," he said.
"We've got a few things we need to work on.
"We 直す/買収する,八百長をするd it throughout the race and we need to do more and we know where we can make our car go better."