- An Erebus team member was allegedly taken to hospital
- Was celebrating the team’s Bathurst 1000 race on Sunday
A bizarre update has emerged following claims that an engineer from the team that won the Bathurst 1000 was attacked and hospitalised following the race.
Erebus driver Brodie Kostecki clinched his first victory on Sunday at Mount Panorama, seeing off rival Broc Heeney in the six-hour marathon.
But unsavoury accusations emerged following the annual event, with Kostecki claiming that a member of his crew had been taken to hospital after he was assaulted while celebrating the victory.
‘It was a pretty good night with the team,’ the driver said. ‘Unfortunately, we had a bit of an incident with one of our crew members going into hospital, being attacked.’
When he was pressed for details on the incident stating: ‘One of our crew members was unfortunately attacked last night.
‘It’s pretty disappointing and kind of put a spoil on the evening.
Bizarre CCTV footage (pictured) has emerged following claims an engineer from the winning Bathurst 1000 team was attacked following the race on Sunday
The footage appears to show the engineer punching himself while he walks down a Bathurst street while celebrating the victory
The man was followed by a woman (right) in the footage, which showed him seeming to collapse on the pavement in front of her (top left)
‘We wish Sam all the best and hopefully he recovers fast, along with his partner.’
Several crew members were celebrating at the Oxford hotel after the victory, with the alleged incident occurring at around 4.15am on Monday, according to Sky News.
NSW Police released a statement saying they were investigating the reports, but have since stated they were ‘confident’ that the man had not been assaulted after viewing the CCTV footage.
The vision shows a man appearing to walk down William Street in Bathurst, accompanied by a woman.
He seems to hit himself in the head several times with his hands before falling over on the pavement in front of the woman.
‘Police said that while they are still finalising their investigation, they remain confident there was no attack,’ Seven News reported.
‘Police have confirmed the man is out of hospital.’
The development comes after the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) launched an investigation into a plane crashing into a wall on the track while delivering the trophy on Sunday.
After winning at Mount Panorama, Kostecki (left) stated that the Erebus team-member had been taken to hospital
After touching down, the Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 aircraft appeared to veer left onto a patch of grass to the left of the track, before turning right towards a concrete wall.
As the plane approached the wall, the pilot was seen on Fox Motorsport’s live coverage of the event swinging the nose of the craft away from the barrier.
In the process, the tail of the craft turned and made contact with the wall and some debris was seen falling from the plane.
On Tuesday, the ATSB had deemed the moment a ‘serious incident’, before revealing that the organisation will interview the pilot and release a report into whether any critical safety issues were raised by the incident.
