The 12-second pause said it all.

Holden’s David Reynolds clearly hasn’t forgotten about last year’s tense run-in with Ford flyer Scott McLaughlin in Townsville.

As Supercars drivers prepare for the first race in north Queensland since the infamous 2019 clash, the Reynolds-McLaughlin rivalry is on everyone’s mind.

When asked if he had to settle to score with two-time defending champion McLaughlin, the Erebus star didn’t respond immediately before making his thoughts clear.

“Scott, when he was questioned by the media, he did admit to moving so he did sort of admit (fault), he just wouldn’t admit it to himself,” Reynolds said.

“I’ve got many scores to settle with many of the drivers.

“It depends on where you are on the track and what you’re fighting for is when you dish it out.”

McLaughlin hit out at Reynolds for a “desperado” move in the opening lap of last year’s Sunday race in Townsville.

The rivals were battling for second position when they collided.

McLaughlin confronted Reynolds at the Penrite Racing garage after the race, which both drivers finished outside of the top-10, and was clearly unhappy with the incident.

The feud between the pair has been bubbling away since, but it is McLaughlin who is having the last laugh.

The DJR Penske ace won all three races in Darwin last weekend to extend his lead in the championship standings over Red Bull Holden veteran Jamie Whincup.

There seems to be no stopping McLaughlin’s Mustang as he powers towards a third-straight title.

The closer battle is the team’s championship, with McLaughlin’s Shell V-Power just ahead of Whincup and Shane van Gisbergen with Red Bull.

Saturday’s 39-lap race in Townsville gets under way at 3.40pm, with two races at the same distance on Sunday afternoon completing the round.