Red Bull Ampol Racing having actually taken pleasure in back-to-back wins in the Supercars season-opener at Bathurst, with Will Brown basing on the podium on Sunday after Broc Feeney’s legendary win on Saturday. It was a day of high drama for Walkinshaw Andretti United’s Chaz Mostert, who was left dissatisfied after the race, coming in 2nd after leading for 23 laps. SEE THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bathurst drama as Will Brown slips ahead of Chaz Mostert. Stream Supercars and more motorsport action live and complimentary on 7plus For Mostert, it boiled down to an expensive second-round pit-stop, where the incorrect tire went on his best front and excessive fuel entered. Both Mostert and Brown had actually pitted with 11 laps to go. As the chauffeurs took out of pitlane, it was Brown who was ahead and he kept the lead, ultimately winning by 1.5535 sec Broc Feeney and Will Brown commemorate on the podium after the Bathurst 500. Credit: Getty ImagesLater it was exposed that “the non-preferred tire” had actually gone on Mostert’s best front, which had currently run the race course for someplace in between 5-7 laps. “Little bit gutted …,” Mostert informed Seven after the race. “We had an issue with the best front, too, however still got a another excellent tire on … That is all I had at completion there … sadly the important things didn’t cough.” At the end of the race, Seven’s racing professionals extensively concurred: “That was eventually the winning manoeuvre.” It was likewise kept in mind that while there was “a great deal of drama around” the front right, the fuel injection went longer than the tire drama. “Look at the fuel numbers. And I see that they put more fuel in Brown (early). Take your (fuel) discomfort early. We understand that. That provided (Brown) 8 litres less later on. That’s what leapt (Mostert),” the specialist analysts stated. With the win on Sunday and the second-placing on Saturday, Brown now leads the Championship with 288 points. Feeney is 9 points behind him, and Mostert (with a 3rd on Saturday to accompany his 2nd on Sunday) is 21 points behind Brown on 267 points. Those 3 motorists were all on the podium on both days regardless of Feeney being struck with a five-second time charge for an early run into the Nulon Racing Camaro of James Golding. The minute the incorrect tire went on Mostert’s vehicle. Credit: SevenBrown stated after the race: “Yeah, it indicates a lot, preliminary with the brand-new group. “To get a win, to get a lead this weekend, definitely stired. “So, thanks to everybody at Red Bull Ampol Racing. I’m definitely knackered. It was quite hard out there. “I had Chaz simply pressing me along. I was believing, can he piss off? He would not.” The weekend’s outcomes indicate Red Bull will go up pitlane for the next round. The brand-new system has actually been presented this year, and it is (as described by Supercars) a “live pitlane” that “will see pit positions alter in accordance with each round-ending points tally for groups”. The Supercars Championship will now head to Albert Park for the Melbourne SuperSprint on March 21-24.
Red Bull Ampol’s Will Brown wins Bathurst 500 however pit-stop mistake expenses Chaz Mostert
