V8 Supercars has dismissed pitlane speculation Ford's Prodrive Racing Australia might be gaining an unfair aerodynamic edge on its rivals.
Concerns over the team's new FG-X Falcons were aired publicly during the Townsville 400 event earlier this month, where Prodrive's Mark Winterbottom extended his championship lead with a clean sweep of race wins.
Holden Racing Team owner Ryan Walkinshaw quipped during that weekend's television coverage that he was "a big fan of their aero package, not so much them as a team" when asked about Prodrive's recent domination.
In a letter sent to every team manager, V8 Supercars technical department has reiterated that aerodynamic parity had been attained for every car in the field during testing in January.
"The aero figures achieved in January have been rechecked and along with the analysis of the on-track performance of all Cars for all VCS race meetings this year to date, the V8SC Technical Department are satisfied that there is no aerodynamic advantage or disadvantage," the letter concludes.
All five makes of car competing in the V8s have been benchmarked against a baseline Ford Falcon FG prototype to ensure no manufacturer has an edge in aerodynamics.
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