Plato and Neal in word fight after finale

A word fight between Jason Plato and Matt Neal has started after the British Touring Car Championship 2007 finale. Plato has criticized Neal’s action during the final race. Neal let Vauxhall-drivers Fabrizio Giovanardi and Tom Chilton easily past in the first part of the race while Plato had a much harder time to get past.

“What Matt did was disgusting. I think it goes against what racing drivers are. His race pace suggests he was the quickest bloke out there so for him to toss away third in the championship with the intent of just screwing me up was deplorable. That’s why I dislike him,” said Plato in the Tin Top Tuesday Radio Show.

Neal on the other hand meant that he had no other choise but to let the Vauxhall-drivers past due to an faulty gear lever.
“I wanted to keep it clean because there was a title fight going on. A lot more goes on than my personal opinion and Jason’s opinion of me. I do what I’m told. Fabrizio, I let him go. I wasn’t happy. Tom I was not going to let go at all.”

“But my gear lever had broken. I sensed that Tom and Jason were going to do me. My car was cutting out down straights.I was worried Tom was going to run into the back of me so he came past. But then I figured how to drive the car with this problem. I wanted to get Tom back! I wanted a podium. I fought for every place I could,” said Neal.