The TT’s technical director Adrian Gorst has apologised for any confusion caused by his query of a piston dimension on Ian Hutchinson’s Supersport 2 winning Yamaha.
The incident sparked a war of words between Hutchy and rival Michael Dunlop in the post-race press conference following Friday’s Senior TT.
A statement released by TT organisers ACU Events Ltd on Monday said: ‘I made an initial comment in the heat of the moment during post-race inspection but on closer examination and after reviewing the TT regulations it became clear that the piston was eligible and complied with the technical regulations for the Supersport class.
‘At no point were any of the machines formally declared illegal and no formal protest was received from any of the other competing teams or riders. I would like to apologise to anyone affected by my comment.’
Hutchy, who threatened not to attend next year’s event if he didn’t receive an apology from organisers, issued his own apology to Michael Dunlop on Twitter for accusing him of lodging a complaint against his bike.