{"id":59555,"date":"2025-08-11T08:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/59555\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:32:10","slug":"supercars-news-stone-slams-own-driver-over-hot-head-ipswich-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/59555\/","title":{"rendered":"Supercars news: Stone slams own driver over &#8216;hot head&#8217; Ipswich clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/529145026_1344285634366382_2719798892580528559_n.jpg\" alt=\"Stone slams own driver over \u2018hot head\u2019 Ipswich clash\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCam Hill drew the ire of his own team boss on Sunday. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n<p>Hill became involved in a sensational bun fight with wildcard Zach Bates during the race which led to him feeding the Supercheap Auto Camaro off the road.<\/p>\n<p>The incident effectively started with contact from Bates at the last corner, Hill then taking his retaliation a step too far as he hit Bates twice, the second bump pushing him onto the grass half way down the front straight.<\/p>\n<p>Race control swiftly slapped Hill with a drive-through penalty.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/supercars-news-2025-ipswich-super440-zach-bates-vs-cameron-hill-crash-queensland-raceway-reaction-comments-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hill apologised to Bates after the race, while Bates made his thoughts on Hill\u2019s driving standards clear<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The criticism wasn\u2019t all external either, with Hill\u2019s own team boss Stone not holding back.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was probably one of the silliest things I\u2019ve seen happen in a race car in a while, unfortunately,\u201d he told the Cool Down Lap podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCam got a penalty, hopefully he\u2019s learned his lesson that hot heads don\u2019t prevail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hill also came under fire from Bates\u2019 father and Bathurst 1000 starter Rick Bates, who was speaking on the same podcast as Stone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what Cam Hill was thinking, but he needs to have a rethink, because I think most people would have a similar opinion,\u201d said Bates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what he had, brain fade, I don\u2019t know. A couple of wires came loose in there or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hill is expected to depart MSR at the end of the current season and join Brad Jones Racing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Zach Bates is hit by BOTH MSR cars and he ends up off the road!<\/p>\n<p>Follow the action live with our Live Timing: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mDWXIwVczr\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/mDWXIwVczr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RepcoSC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#RepcoSC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Supercars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Supercars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NdSZrsOGEm\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/NdSZrsOGEm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Supercars (@supercars) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/supercars\/status\/1954425490946597151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cam Hill drew the ire of his own team boss on Sunday. 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