Maligned Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin has finally found support from a rival, with Cam Waters defending the embattled Kiwi.
Ford star McLaughlin has been sledged fiercely by some competitors leading into this weekend's season-ending Newcastle 500.
Holden trio Scott Pye, Nick Percat and David Reynolds all questioned the legitimacy of McLaughin's 2019 crown after he was sanctioned for using an illegal engine at Bathurst.
Pye said the title would "forever be tainted" and compared McLaughlin to disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, comments which Percat endorsed.
Reynolds described as "questionable" McLaughlin's campaign of 18 wins from 30 races, but Waters said the trio was just jealous of his success.