The Kiwi was in sparkling form across the Tasmania SuperSprint as he recorded a clean sweep and took firm control of the series lead.
However none of his three wins were lights-to-flag, or won purely on strategy, van Gisbergen executing multiple on-track passes on each occasion.
Most of those passes were executed at Turn 6, but set up at the hairpin by getting into the side of his opponents on a shallow line.
That would set up a side draft along the back sweeper and give van Gisbergen track position into Turn 6.
The aggressive move drew the ire of Cam Waters during Saturday’s race, who flipped the bird at van Gisbergen as they drag-raced through the sweeper.
Dick Johnson Racing’s Will Davison also lost the lead to a similar move pulled by van Gisbergen on Sunday afternoon.
Not for the first time, van Gisbergen’s uncompromising passing style was linked to a mental advantage that he is said to have over his rivals, particularly in the post-Scott McLaughlin era.
But van Gisbergen…
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