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Series leader in hot water over messy melee - CtrlF.XYZ

Series leader in hot water over messy melee

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Tony D'Alberto could person his Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series points pb eaten into if stewards find him blameworthy of causing a clumsy incidental astatine Sandown.

The Wall Racing operator collided with HMO Customer Racing's Bailey Sweeny successful contention 3 of the play astatine the SpeedSeries lawsuit successful Melbourne.

The Wall Racing operator has been Mr Consistent this twelvemonth and holds a 53-point borderline implicit Garry Rogers Motorsport ace Jordan Cox.

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However, that vantage could beryllium successful jeopardy if helium cops a punishment for the incidental which sent Sweeny sliding done slippery grass.

Wide World of Sports understands the determination is being investigated by Motorsport Australia officials and could spot D'Alberto demoted successful the contention 3 results.

D'Alberto finished 5th portion Sweeny took the chequered emblem down him successful seventh spot while Melbourne Performance Centre operator Will Brown claimed the win.

"I saw Bailey person a spell down the wrong astatine crook one. I was blessed for him to go, helium was quicker than me, but past I copped 2 hits connected the mode through," D'Alberto explained.

"On the exit, I was connected the brake trying to debar him and we inactive made contact.

"I don't know. You couldn't spot a lot. I'll springiness him that. But determination was conscionable truly nary request for the hits connected the mode through. I was blessed to springiness him the spot."

Asked by Stan Sport commentator Molly Taylor if helium thought the incidental would beryllium investigated, D'Alberto replied, "Who knows?

"I conscionable deliberation it's unnecessary to person the interaction mid-corner erstwhile I'm letting him go. There's nary request for it. It's not the archetypal clip he's done that benignant of thing. Anyway."

In a post-race interview, Sweeny inferred a punishment would beryllium warranted.

"I got beside him into [turn] 1 and we were side-by-side and I've conscionable ended crook 2 backwards," Sweeny explained.

"Not definite what the spell was there. Let's spot what the stewards say. I saw the imaginativeness erstwhile we came in. it looks beauteous wide chopped to me, but we'll spot what happens."

D'Alberto has enjoyed a coagulated play with 5 podium finishes, including 2 wins astatine Queensland Raceway.

So far, helium has finished each contention successful 2022 – thing nary of the apical 5 contenders tin assertion connected their rap sheet.

D'Alberto said helium was "satisfied" with the weekend's results, particularly considering the inclement upwind which caused chaos successful each 3 races.

"It could person been a batch easier," said the Bathurst 1000 podium finisher.

"It's been pugnacious for everyone with the conditions. It was hard enactment retired there, there's nary uncertainty astir it.

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"Happy to past it and spell to Bathurst with immoderate bully points nether our loop and spot if we tin wrapper it up there."

The TCR Australia Series concludes astatine Mount Panorama connected November 11-13 arsenic portion of the inaugural Supercheap Bathurst International.

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