Take the short survey.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201c[But] to be honest, we\u2019re all in a pretty small [setup] window and it\u2019s down to driver preference stuff.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe drivers have to develop their own personality to go with the car and extract the most out of that.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can\u2019t just put the same setup in as somebody else and expect them to be able to drive it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Erebus blasted out of the blocks at the start of the Gen3 era in 2023 with third-year drivers Brodie Kostecki and Will Brown, and an engineering group that made the most of the change.<\/p>\n
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Jobe Stewart at the Townsville 500. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n
\u201cA few years ago we didn\u2019t need it because we had some really experienced drivers or third-year drivers, and a new car that no one had an idea about,\u201d Ryan added.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut now we\u2019re down to the fine details and every team has swapped drivers and mechanics and engineers. Everybody knows everything about everybody\u2019s business.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo there\u2019s so much emphasis on the driver now, getting the most out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryan noted the drivers must not only work with their engineers to refine the setups to suit their own style, but also maximising what they have on track.<\/p>\n
\u201c[On Sunday] in qualifying when the track conditions changed a bit, some of the experienced drivers were on the radio saying, \u2018leave my car, just let me drive it\u2019,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen the going gets tough, they have to dig deep.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just teaching these guys that\u2019s what they have to do. It\u2019s not just praying for the car to be better. You\u2019ve got to extract something yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Jobe Stewart and Cooper Murray. Image: InSyde Media<\/p>\n
Erebus is believed to hold contract options over both Murray and Stewart for next season.<\/p>\n
Although there is already plenty of speculation around Murray\u2019s future, Ryan said a call is yet to be made.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to win championships again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo we want to make sure that they understand what we want out of them and we need to make sure that we can give them what they want.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d love to have these two here for another few years, because that\u2019s how you build it up.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt took Brodie and Will two or three years to really hit their straps and Cooper\u2019s only his second year and Jobe in his first.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d love to have them, but we\u2019ve got to get results. It\u2019s a results-driven sport.\u201d<\/p>\n
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