Van Gisbergen edges closer to Supercars title

Shane van Gisbergen is simply a measurement person to taking retired the 2021 Supercars rubric aft a thrilling comeback triumph successful Race 29 astatine the Sydney Motorsport Park.

Van Gisbergen was forces to combat backmost aft losing clip aboriginal connected successful the contention pursuing an aboriginal Safety Car, and finished up of Triple Eight teammate Jamie Whincup with Cam Waters rounding retired the podium.

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Waters led the bulk of the contention successful bedewed conditions and recorded his archetypal podium decorativeness astatine the Sydney Motorsport Park.

Van Gisbergen's triumph was his 14th of the play and his 3rd Sydney triumph of 2021, with the 32-year-old winning aft being 5th with 5 laps to go.

Van Gisbergen took a large measurement towards 2nd Supercars rubric triumph a triumph successful Race 29 (Getty)

After clawing his mode into the 3rd spot down Waters and Will Brown, Van Gisbergen made his determination with 3 laps to go, taking the pb from Waters, 1 that helium would clasp for the remainder of the race.

"I thought I was done erstwhile we utilized the softs, but that was awesome," van Gisbergen said aft the win.

"Jamie [Whincup] fto maine done which was truly bully of him, makes up for past week, but acknowledgment to the team. We deficiency it successful qualifying, but successful the races our car's a jet.

"Some corners were slippery and immoderate corners weren't, but with the lights you could spot however bedewed it was. Thankfully the hard tyre guys were struggling and we could drawback them."

The close broadside of De Pasquale's bumper was near mangled aft helium was deed by Mostert connected thigh 39 (Supercars)

The 1-2 decorativeness for the Triple Eight duo means lone van Gisbergen oregon Whincup tin instrumentality retired the championship, with van Gisbergen presently holding a 349-point pb implicit his teammate.

The contention not without play either, with Dick Johnson Racing's Anton De Pasquale calling for an probe aft a clash with Walkinshaw Andretti's Chaz Mostert.

De Pasquale took objection to being deed by Mostert connected thigh 39 erstwhile the brace were jostling for presumption and fired up connected the squad radio.

"You can't conscionable deed radical similar that, surely," helium said. "Can we get an probe please. Seriously."

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