By Michael Doyle

Topic: Motor Sports

Will Brown's car had a weaker engine this season.

In short:

Will Brown drove a car with a smaller airflow restrictor all season.

The team found the issue after 25 races.

What's next?

Will Brown will now drive a car with the same power as others.

Supercars and the team responded to the news about Will Brown's car.

Will Brown had one pole position and two podiums in 25 races.

The team found the car's engine was weaker after a poor race in Perth.

The team principal said they would find out why the car was slow.

At 7pm, they found a big issue with the car.

The car had a smaller airflow restrictor since the start of the season.

This part affects how well the engine works and is very important.

The team did not make this part; it came from Supercars.

Will Brown only had two podiums from 25 races.

The smaller part cost Will Brown 0.15 seconds per lap.

The team is sorry for not noticing the issue earlier.

This mistake had a big impact on the team and the sport.

The team will ask Supercars why they got a wrong part.

The team will use a new chassis at the next race.

Supercars said the smaller restrictor was only for a show.

The restrictor was used for a launch event in February.

The part stayed on the car until the team found the issue.

Supercars checks cars regularly, but this part was not checked.

Supercars is looking into what happened and how to improve.

Supercars thanks the team for reporting the issue.

Will Brown will now drive a car with the same power as others.

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