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Chaz Mostert and Cam Waters share frustration on race-ending clash

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Tickford’s star drivers Chaz Mostert and Cam Waters have issued statements through a team press release after the former took the pair out of a challenge for the race win late in the Bathurst 1000 Supercars Championship race.

Mostert and Waters were duelling for third position when Mostert locked up into The Chase, releasing the brakes and trying to turn into the corner around the outside of Waters but locking wheels with his team-mate, sending them both in to the gravel trap and out of contention.

Admitting responsibility for the crash, which was Mostert’s third in three years involving Waters’ car, the #55 driver said he’s shattered and shouldn’t have tried to pass his team-mate when so much was at stake.

“Obviously I’m shattered,” Mostert said.

“You know, it’s the biggest race of the year, the event we look forward to most, and the race we want to win most. It was so tight up the front all day, we were just setting up for the last stint, had a good run on Cam, and just got crossed up and we hit.

“I didn’t need to pass him, shouldn’t have tried, and it ruined both our races which is the worst part.

“I’m really sorry to Cam and the whole team, we should be celebrating a podium or two right now, but we’re empty handed.”

Waters shared his frustration around the incident, the second clash in as many race meetings with good friend and team-mate Mostert, saying he feels sorry for the team to come up empty handed after qualifying second and third for the race.

“I got back in the camper van and necked a beer to take the edge off, but it still stings,” Waters said.

“No words at the moment to describe that feeling, but I’m absolutely gutted for the boys. I’ve never seen them work so hard and prep so hard for this race, we had a fast car, and we should have been on the podium, one of the steps.

“I really feel bad for those guys that put in all those hours to end up in the gravel trap. In the situation it happened it’s pretty disappointing.”

While Waters has re-signed to Tickford for 2020 and beyond, silly season rumours suggest Mostert is on the move to Walkinshaw Andretti United next year as his contract with Tickford, a team he’s driven for since 2011 in the development series, runs out at the end of the season.