M-Sport is introducing a revamped rear wing to Croatia. The team has been developing the new rear wing for some time, but it is now finally ready to be deployed.
The team reports that the updated rear wing has already been tested. Adrien Fourmaux and Gregoire Munster have completed 250 kilometres with the new rear wing, and it will finally be exposed to the competitive environment in Croatia.
“Our plan is to introduce it in Croatia,” confirmed team principal Richard Millener to Motorsport.
“Everything has gone okay with that, to be honest, and that was always the kind of date we were trying to aim for,” Millener said, referring to Croatia.
Millener emphasises that the new rear wing is not a silver bullet.
“It is not suddenly going to make us 10 seconds a kilometre faster. There are only small things you can do, and it is small tweaks that we are looking for at the moment,” he said.
“This should help us in the higher speed stuff, and combined with a couple of other set-up changes, it can make a difference to the car.”
However, Millener candidly admitted that M-Sport is somewhat behind in terms of updates.
“We are a little bit later than the other teams on the rear wing, but we are trying to stay as close as we can to the opposition,” Millener stated.
M-Sport has had a surprisingly strong start to the season. Adrien Fourmaux has already secured two consecutive podium finishes. Nevertheless, Millener remains grounded.
“We have had a slightly different approach this year; we have less expectation. We have Adrien in a strong place mentally and physically, and approach the rallies as he needs to, with the goal of collecting as many points as possible. Consistency is going to be key for us to do well, and I think that has been shown,” Millener smiled.
