A "disgraceful" act failed to take the shine off Supercars series leader Scott McLaughlin's maiden Bathurst 1000 win for his Ford outfit DJR Team Penske.
While McLaughlin earned kudos for fighting off Holden's Shane van Gisbergen to emerge King of the Mountain, his Ford teammate Fabian Coulthard was slammed for his actions during a late safety car period.
A then third-placed Coulthard controversially slowed down to back up the rest of the field as top two Jamie Whincup and McLaughlin raced to their garage for a pit stop to get much-needed fuel during a safety car period with 26 laps left.