“I thought the race was over”
08 May 2016
Mark Winterbottom sympathised with rookie racer Aaren Russell, but thought late race battle meant the end of a win in Perth.
1 mins by James Pavey
Race winner Mark Winterbottom thought the battle with last car on-track Aaren Russell was the end of his race win in the intense final stages of the 200km Perth SuperSprint.
longevity at this stage – I’ve got to race for my career here, I’m not sitting here racing for a paycheck or anything, I don’t have that at the moment.
“They can be cranky at the end of pit lane if they want to be, but at the end of the day they still won the race and I’m going to run my race.
“I’m not just going to fold over under pressure and let them keep me a lap down. I want to finish on the lead lap and try and progress myself as well.”
