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The reigning Supercars champion has been embroiled in a feud with legend of the sport, commentator and Supercars Board member Mark Skaife since the season-opening Newcastle 500.
The furore was sparked when van Gisbergen shut down media questions after winning the Sunday race – something he explained in the press conference was a protest against calls to not criticise the new Gen3 platform.
But despite that clear explanation, van Gisbergen’s actions were denigrated by Skaife on live TV under the guise of it being a response to his Saturday disqualification.
Van Gisbergen has now spoken about the matter in detail, admitting that he could have handled the protest better, particularly when addressing Fox Sports host Jess Yates immediately after the race.
However he is also standing by his disappointment in the censorship efforts and Skaife’s on-air comments.
“I definitely could have handled the after the race stuff better,” he told the Ru …