Tickford and Stanaway moved on after 'vent'

Tickford Racing and Richie Stanaway reset quickly from the frustrated driver’s late-race antics on Saturday, team principal Tim Edwards says.

Stanaway pitted his RABBLE Falcon with 15 laps of the 70 to go in the opening leg of the Watpac Townsville 400, hoping to capitalise on the late Safety Car with fresher rubber.

A mix-up meant a heavily-used tyre went on the rookie’s car, though, which was followed by a terse radio exchange and Stanaway deliberately drifting around the circuit.

he qualified next to Chaz. That’s no mean feat. There’s glimmers of hope there.

“We went to Winton and there was an expectation that he’d do better there, because he’d actually been there before and he proves us all right, he was our fastest car there.”