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FORGET Anthony Mundine and Danny Green — the greatest feud in Australian sport now belongs to V8 Supercars.
After 19 years of sly sledges, racetrack nudges and classic Bathurst battles, the bad blood between Ford's Mark Winterbottom and Holden arch rival Jamie Whincup has finally exploded to new levels up here at the Gold Coast 600.
Born during their teenage go-karting days, the bitumen bout is now such that Winterbottom said his nemesis — who branded him "a clown" after Thursday practice — was a hypocrite, a sore loser and starting to be mentally affected by the stoush.
Asked about the clown insult, Winterbottom said: "I've never said anything about Jamie, Craig Lowndes or any Holden driver, so his reaction, it shows this whole thing is starting to affect him . . . I think that's why he's come out saying stuff.
"But does it make me angry? No, I had a good laugh. We're certainly not mates, don't hang out. But we're different people with different values in life.
Jamie Whincup watches on after his race is ended by an accident. Source: News Limited
"I'm a family man, love my kids and love my fans. That's who I am. He's not married and, yeah . . . he's at a different point in his life."
On Saturday, it was Winterbottom who scored bragging rights, finishing the first Gold Coast 600 race third while Whincup watched on from the garage, his Red Bull car having crashed out on lap 21 with co-driver Paul Dumbrell behind the wheel.
It was an important result for the 2013 Bathurst 1000 winner, who, during those celebrations, had described his Red Bull rivals as arrogant.
Will Davison throws his car over a bump on the Gold Coast. Source: News Limited
That one line prompted Whincup to return serve after practice here on Friday, suggesting his rival was dragging far too much mileage from his maiden victory at Mount Panorama after 10 years of trying to tame Bathurst.
"Which is a bit surprising because they've been the most vocal team of anyone,'' Winterbottom said.
"I remember when (Red Bull boss) Roland (Dane) described me as being 'as popular as turds in a swimming pool' and that was fine.
"But then the moment there is something even slightly negative about them there's this huge uproar.
"Motorsport is full of memories . . . it seems some are smaller than others."
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