Will Davison says the updated Ford Mustang is “a little bit nicer” based on the testing he has done at Queensland Raceway.
Supercars today confirmed that an updated aero package for the Mustang has been approved for this weekend’s Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500.
The package includes an updated front bar, exclusive pictures of which were obtained by Speedcafe, as well as leading wheel arch edges, changes to the side skirts and a wider rear wing.
The rear wing has also been re-positioned back to where it was pre-Townsville, with the Gurney flap removed.
Davison is one of the few drivers to have already trialled the new package thanks to analysis work done by Ford homologation team Dick Johnson Racing at QR.
He says that the package made the car “a little bit nicer”, with aero balance set to be an important element this weekend, even though it’s not a high-downforce track.
“With the changes this weekend, we’re excited, we’re certainly excited to continue maximising ourselves and our own potential,” said Davison.
“I’m sure, with the changes that we’ve got might see us step up our performance.
“It’s a pretty fickle sort of topic, particularly in very, very close cars. The field is covered by nothing. So it’s minor minor tweaks that we’re getting on the cars.
“Whether you’re chasing straight-line speed, and the Gold Coast isn’t like Bathurst, the straights are much shorter. The handling in the chicanes is really critical around the Gold Coast. But aero balance is very important.
“We’re talking hundredths of a second, tenths of a second, that’s going to make the difference. And I did the testing a little while back with these proposed changes. I felt like it just made the car a little bit nicer, in a few areas.
“We’re not looking at major differences. But hopefully just that little bit of extra stability and grip to help us set the car up and give us that even playing ground that drivers are after.”
A number of Ford teams had already fitted the new parts to their cars in anticipation of the changes being approved.
This will be the final parity tweak to the aero before cars undergo wind tunnel testing in the US in December, which is a first for Supercars.
