Drivers clash in fiery face-off after Supercars crash

Erebus Motorsport squad brag Barry Ryan and operator Mark Winterbottom were progressive successful a pitlane brouhaha aft the operator attempted to apologise for causing a monolithic clang involving Erebus prima Will Brown.

The clang happened connected the archetypal thigh of the 2nd Supercars contention of the play astatine Pukekohe Park southbound of Auckland, erstwhile Winterbottom appeared to hip-and-shoulder Brown disconnected the track.

Once Brown touched the grass, helium was a passenger. He deed the four-tonne factual partition astatine the extremity of pit lane, and moved it backmost respective metres.

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Brown said the clang - which measured a 56G interaction - near him winded and sore, but helium was capable to ascent from the car nether his ain steam.

He said the clang near the car "rooted". It won't marque the weekend's 3rd and last contention connected Sunday afternoon.

Speaking with Supercars newsman Chad Neylon during the race, Brown said helium was little than impressed with the 2015 champion.

"If I could swear, you cognize what I'd say. It's rooted. It's done," helium said.

"Winterbottom wasn't blessed from the country before, and enactment maine off. That was the biggest deed I've ever had.

"Some of them you're not excessively bothered about, but that was a beauteous large hit. Going successful astatine that speed, I knew I was screwed and going to deed the broadside of the wall.

The partition Will Brown deed astatine pit introduction was moved backmost respective metres. It should beryllium backmost connected the different broadside of that yellowish line. (Supplied)

"I got retired of the car and I was beauteous severely winded and that, but feeling each close present conscionable a spot sore down my near side."

The archetypal thigh was besides marked by a dense clang for Anton de Pasquale, who was fenced by interaction with Brown's teammate Brodie Kostecki.

Brown said the archetypal thigh was "hectic".

"Everyone who goes 2 wide done determination knows what the consequences are if you enactment idiosyncratic disconnected similar that, and look what helium did.

The brouhaha involving Winterbottom (left) and Barry Ryan. (Supplied)

"Hope helium comes down and says something."

Winterbottom did so travel down and talk to Brown - a chat which ended with Ryan pushing Winterbottom retired of the garage.

Winterbottom said the clang wasn't intentional, but would judge blame.

"It looks bad, it ever looks atrocious erstwhile idiosyncratic ends up similar that," Winterbottom said.

"Unfortunately with the footage, it doesn't show... the concertina going connected to get there. We were going 2 wide, evidently you consciousness similar there's much country there.

"His beforehand instrumentality deed my backmost and lifted... it's a atrocious ocular to watch. It's ever hindsight. Unfortunately for him, I tin spot wherefore he'd beryllium aggravated and disappointed.

Anton De Pasquale was besides progressive successful a thigh 1 clang astatine Pukekohe (Supplied)

"I'll bull it, gladsome he's OK, that's the main thing."

Winterbottom besides implied footage of his confrontation with Barry Ryan was worse than it was.

"There were a fewer of them successful pit lane carrying connected a bit. Nothing's intentional successful this sport... we contention hard.

"It doesn't amusement (me) getting drilled by him astatine the hairpin oregon crook six, it shows the aftermath, that's what looks bad."

The contention was yet won by Shane van Gisbergen.

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