Brodie Kostecki has added further fuel to the fire following the DJR driver's controversial tangle with Chaz Mostert in Ruapuna.
Speaking on his podcast Lucky Dogs, Kostecki was blunt about his thoughts on the reigning champion's driving, labelling the manoeuvre "malicious" and pointing out that similar clashes are becoming the norm.
"There's a difference between hard racing and, like, malicious manoeuvres," said Kostecki.
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"I thought it was probably pretty malicious, to be honest. And I only say it because this is the second time it's happened in two weeks.
"It happened to Broc (Feeney) down the straight. I don't know why it's become a thing now where you can just drive people clear off (the road) or whatever else," Kostecki said further.
"We were sort of side-by-side and then he (Mostert) kept hip-checking me.
"Like, he was actually throwing his car at me to try, basically make me lose a little bit of momentum or have to lift or whatever.
"And then I was still there and ended up getting hip-checked off the road.
"That's when I was going through the grass and I thought I was going to be half-straight for the time, and then it started coming around.
"I'm like, 'oh, it's not going to be good. The nightmares I've been having about this joint are about to come true'."
After questioning the current state of driving standards, the 28-year-old also opened up on his side of the famed pit lane conversation.
Admitting they hashed it out, Kostecki revealed that Mostert was far from apologetic.
"Chaz came up to me afterwards and he tried to contact me afterwards, but he basically just pins it all back to turn two the whole time," Kostecki explained.
"I was like, 'oh, well, I guess it's just retaliation then'.
"He started having a go at me.
"Because I was like, 'if you're going to come down and apologise, just do it'. Don't need explanations or whatever else."
Despite the heated exchange, Kostecki remained positively philosophical about the realities of motorsport, albeit firm in his stance regarding Mostert's intent.
"It is what it is. Like I said, sometimes you're the bug, sometimes you're the windscreen," he said.
"We all have lapses of judgement at times.
"But there's a difference between a lapse in judgement and the malicious side."
The Supercars Championship resumes in Tasmania from May 22-24.
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