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Old 14 Mar 2019, 20:49 (Ref:3890516)   #61
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Originally Posted by V8 Fireworks View Post
The key is the drag only has to match at 200 kmhr on the airfield test. The drag of the Mustang matches the Commodore and Altima at 200 kmhr, and that is ALL that the parity rules require.

Ford Performance are free to optimise the drag (and downforce) at all other speeds, they have done so, and that is entirely legitimate within the rules.
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Originally Posted by Compromised View Post
Smart to only test drag and not downforce. Saves a lot of time and money and it's not like it leads to any issues or anything...
Ummmm - both drag AND downforce have always been measured, assessed and "paritised" in the aero testing done by supercars, going right back to the first time the aero testing process was put in place - sorry but you are both wrong in your assertion of only drag being tested.
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