Was Shane van Gisbergen out of line for shunning the media? Was Mark Skaife out of line for criticising the drivers on television? Should drivers speak their minds or tow the company line?
These are the burning questions coming out of the first race of Supercars’ new Gen3 era in Newcastle
Unfortunately for Supercars management its attempts to quash any criticism of the new cars ended up creating a very messy and very public spat between race winner (and reigning champion) Shane van Gisbergen, Supercars board member and television pundit Mark Skaife, the media and other drivers - both active and retired.
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