De Pasquale says Randle clash cost him a better chance

Anton De Pasquale had cut the gap to race leader Matt Payne to two-and-a-half seconds with 28 laps to go when Will Randle pitted and emerged ahead of him. De Pasquale was then stuck behind the Tickford Racing Ford Mustang and chose to pit at the end of the lap, losing more than a second to Payne in the process.

De Pasquale later found himself in contention for the win in the closing laps, largely because traffic was slowing Payne. He finished just over seven tenths of a second behind. Asked whether the incident had decided the result, he said it was pushing it, but acknowledged it had cost him a better chance, as he would still have needed to pass a very fast car with a very good driver.

De Pasquale described the moment as confusing, believing Randle was letting him through. Randle defended his actions, saying he was racing for fifth place and could not afford to lose more time. He admitted he should have given De Pasquale more room at Turn 5 and said he had apologised.