DAVISON HAPPY TO SHARE SUCCESS WITH DE PASQUALE
There is no battle brewing for the title of #1 driver at Dick Johnson Racing, with Will Davison stating that he is experiencing healthier competition with teammate Anton De Pasquale soon after securing pole for Race 7 of the Supercars Championship.
Davison established the fastest time of the day, a 1m 44.941s, to go top rated of the timesheets in the second qualifying session as he pursues a drought breaking earn.
De Pasquale was fifth in that session, however the young driver outpointed his veteran teammate in qualifying for Race 6, earning 2nd on the grid to Davison’s fourth.
Ahead of nowadays, Davison has mostly driven in the shadow of De Pasquale who stole the DJR limelight at Sydney Motorsport Park late final season.
Nonetheless, the 39-12 months-aged Victorian was not purchasing into discuss that he had slid down the pecking buy after Thursday’s functioning at Albert Park.
“Anton was just dynamite at SMP at the back again end of very last calendar year,” Davison said.
“Ultimately, I assume my qualifying ordinary was continue to five point anything for the entire calendar year very last year, so I copped a bit of grief for not accomplishing perfectly but I imagine I went fairly well for my 1st calendar year with the workforce.”
Davison also described that he was doing the job very well with De Pasquale, and that there is no sick feeling between the pair.
“I usually believe that in myself, but Anton’s an amazing driver and we’re working genuinely nicely alongside one another,” he claimed.
“I believe we’re evolving but Anton and I could not be operating improved jointly, pushing each and every other, as a group we’re all functioning properly together.
“There’ll be days I’m there and days he’ll be in advance of me, but it is all actually healthful.
“As a crew, we’re just attempting to constantly press it up a notch.
“I nonetheless think in myself, nevertheless really feel really, seriously superior and genuinely invigorated and nevertheless striving to be the finest I can be.”
It’s an fascinating time for Davison, who is hunting his very first race gain in the primary recreation because 2016.
There have been nine second area finishes in that time between wins, and Davison is searching to remain relaxed in his pursuit of the leading phase.
“We’ll get a acquire when we deserve to get a get, I’m quite keen to get that acquire,” Davison concluded.
“It’s excellent to get yet another pole posture, obviously a comprehensive-on day today for everyone.
“Lots of new features to the circuit, a large amount to acquire in not only from just striving to maximise the lap from a driving stage of check out, but from the motor vehicle setup level of watch as properly.
“It’s extremely, extremely uncomplicated to overdo it all over listed here, it is a fine line. This new surface area is seriously quite interesting and its good pleasurable, but it is tough.”
Davison will commence from fourth on the grid for tomorrow’s race, which kicks off right after Method 1 apply at 2:20pm AEDT.
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