Calls for a change to halt surge of Mustang
RED Bull Holden Racing team boss Roland Dane has claimed the rampaging Mustang has an aerodynamic advantage that Supercars needs to address.
As the Mustang romped to its ninth win from 10 races this season at Phillip Island in Victoria on Sunday, Dane said the enforced centre of gravity changes to the car needed to be followed by more scrutiny of the Ford aero package.
The Mustang was put through extensive aerodynamic testing ahead of its introduction to the Australian series but its dominant start to the year ignited an immediate debate over parity.
Controversial in-season centre of gravity testing was ordered after the second round in Melbourne and the cars made to redistribute weight in a bid to equalise the field.
But Dane said more changes were needed after the Mustangs dominated the Holdens at Phillip Island.
“The CoG change clearly needed to be made but there is more to do,’’ Dane said.
“That’s up to Supercars to deal with and not the teams.
“There is an aero imbalance that needs to be corrected somewhere and that’s Supercars’ job, not ours.
“They have (an aerodynamic advantage). It’s a matter of fact, so Supercars acknowledge it, so hopefully they will do something about it.
“That’s up to them to deal with.”
Supercars said it did not have any more aerodynamic testing planned at this stage but its motorsport team analysed the data from each round and would investigate if any issue was noticed.