Will Davison wins in Perth amid controversy

The patience of Will Davison (Ford) was rewarded on the Perth circuit this Sunday May 1st. Recruited in the off-season by Dick Johnson Racing, the 39-year-old veteran recorded his first success in Australian Supercars since the Bathurst 1K in 000!

However, the success of the two-time winner of the Bathurst event (also in 2009) is surrounded by controversy. After six years of waiting, Will Davison took on Cameron Waters (Ford) in a mano a mano that the Race Direction did not appreciate:

Davo is pushing the Mustang to its limits!

Check out this onboard battle for the effective race lead #RepcoSC pic.twitter.com/NIdYv5KEnv

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Forced to go out of track to keep the lead of the race, the Tickford Racing resident was consequently demoted to fourth place via a five-second penalty, allowing Anton De Pasquale (Ford) to provide a double at Dick Johnson Racing, ahead of Andre Heimgartner (Brad Jones Racing).

“I'm for rough racing, I love it, defended Cameron Waters. I've been riding for years, and everyone acts like this. We received a penalty for this, this is the first time. » On his social networks, Cameron Waters, who celebrated his 200th start in Supercars, felt he had " fly ".

The winner of the day explained to him that he “left enough room” to keep him on the track. “I think I made a good move in this corner. You can't get as much of an advantage as he did by going behind the curb, we all know that. »

The race was also interrupted for 50 minutes following the accident of Scott Pye (Holden) on the pit straight. The impact was measured at 175 km/h but the pilot escaped unhurt.

175 km/h at point of contact.

This is going to take a while to clean up… #RepcoSC pic.twitter.com/hRrZuEbfpe

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