Early controversy at Phillip Island 👀
, the outside of the front row proved to be the place to be for the start.Across the two laps that followed he was able to pull a small gap as Mawson was left looking at third-placed James Golding in his mirrors.
The lap 6 restart proved critical for Mawson, the two-time Gold Star winner sweeping past Webster and grab the lead.By that point the race had gone time certain with just three minutes remaining with Mawson looking primed for a fifth straight win for the season. "I was happy with my driving at the beginning of the race and I was pulling away. And then the safety car came out, which made a bit more difficult. But Joey made a mistake and you just can't do these things.
"I wasn't aware of [the penalty] until I saw the black flag coming through. Then I knew I just had to hold off Jimmy [Golding] to secure the win."
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