A bizarre update has emerged following claims that an engineer from the Bathurst 1000-winning team was attacked and hospitalized after the race.
Erebus driver Brodie Kostecki took his first victory in the famous Mount Panorama race on Sunday, beating rival Broc Heeney in the six-hour marathon.
But unsavory allegations emerged after the race, with Kostecki claiming a member of his crew was taken to hospital after being violently attacked while celebrating victory.
“It was a pretty good evening with the team,” said the driver. “Unfortunately, we had an incident where one of our crew members went into the hospital and was attacked.”
When asked for details about the incident, he said: “One of our crew members was unfortunately attacked last night.
‘It’s quite disappointing and kind of ruins the evening.
‘We wish Sam all the best and hopefully he recovers quickly, together with his partner.’
Several crew members celebrated at the Oxford Hotel in Bathurst, NSW, after the win, with the alleged incident taking place around 4.15am on Monday, according to Sky News.
Bizarre CCTV footage (pictured) has emerged following claims an engineer from the winning Bathurst 1000 team was attacked after Sunday’s race
Footage appears to show the engineer punching himself as he walks down a Bathurst street celebrating victory
The man was followed by a woman (right) in the footage, which showed him appearing to collapse on the sidewalk in front of her (top left)
NSW Police released a statement saying they were investigating the reports, but have since said they were “confident” the man had not been assaulted after reviewing CCTV footage.
The bizarre vision shows a man appearing to walk down William Street in Bathurst, accompanied by a woman.
It appears he hit himself in the head several times with his hands before falling to the sidewalk in front of the woman.
“Police said that while they are still concluding their investigation, they are confident no attack has taken place,” Seven News reported.
“Police have confirmed that the man has left hospital.”
The development comes after the Australian Transport and Safety Bureau (ATSB) launched an investigation into a plane crashing into a wall on the runway while presenting the trophy on Sunday.
After the victory on Mount Panorama, Kostecki (left) stated that the Erebus team member had been taken to hospital
After landing, the Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 aircraft appeared to bank to the left onto a patch of grass on the left side of the runway, 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 plane away from the barrier.
The tail of the craft turned and made contact with the wall and some debris fell from the aircraft.
On Tuesday, the ATSB deemed the moment a “serious incident”, before revealing that the organization will interview the pilot and issue a report on whether the incident raised critical safety concerns.