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Heimgartner shrugs off van Gisbergen move

07 May 2018
'There's no point being upset about little things like that'
1 mins by James Pavey
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Andre Heimgartner blames himself for the last-lap battle with Shane van Gisbergen in which the Plus Fitness Nissan fired off the road, losing three places.

Heimgartner started the final lap fifth, but took the chequered flag eighth after the run-in with his fellow Kiwi.

On fresher tyres, van Gisbergen had a run on the Nissan out of Barbagallo Raceway’s Turn 1, drawing alongside through the 2/3 complex.

It forced Heimgartner onto the marbles at the right-hand kink and, as van Gisbergen charged through, the Nissan ran off onto the dirt at what became the inside of the Turn 4 left-hander.

After a wild moment travelling across the track and outfield, Heimgartner regathered the car, but could not stop Jamie Whincup and Nick Percat from sailing through.

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“It was one of those things where I should have just conceded in behind and taken the position,” Heimgartner told Supercars.com.

“Being the last lap, you always want to try to keep your position, but hindsight is a wonderful thing.

hadn’t found one.

“But here we qualified well and had an alright race car as well, so it gives us something to go forward with.”

Heimgartner sits 20th in the championship after 12 races, seven places behind highest Nissan runner, Kelly.

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