Police in Bathurst are investigating an alleged assault involving a crew member for Supercars staff Erebus Motorsport, with Bathurst 1000 champion Brodie Kostecki saying the engineer was hospitalised.
Kostecki and co-driver Todd Hazelwood conquered Mount Panorama on Sunday, every profitable the Bathurst 1000 for the primary time and claiming Erebus’s second victory of the Nice Race.
In an interview with the Seven Community on Monday morning, Kostecki mentioned a crew member was assaulted whereas out celebrating the win in a single day.
“It was a fairly good night time with the staff. Sadly, we had a little bit of an incident with certainly one of our crew members going into hospital, being attacked,” he mentioned on breakfast program Dawn.
“It is fairly disappointing and type of put a spoil on the night. So we want Sam all the perfect and hopefully he recovers quick, alongside together with his associate, Tameika.”
A spokesperson for the Chifley Police District informed ABC Sport an investigation into an alleged incident was underway following a crew member of a Supercars staff making a criticism to police.
In the meantime, the NSW Police Power has mentioned behaviour over the race weekend was good.
Police mentioned 522 infringements had been issued and 12 individuals had been charged for quite a lot of offences.
Chifley Police District Commander Superintendent Darren Beeche mentioned the occasion had been principally a hit by way of crowd behaviour.
“This is among the greatest occasions for the Bathurst group, and we’re happy to see that, general, the visiting and native spectators loved Bathurst 1000 with respect for one another and the rivals,” he mentioned.
