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Maybe they don't but it's clear at this stage the issue is with Ford's engine drivability and not anything that Supercars have done.
Ryan Walkinshaw has posted that Supercars are providing all possible support and are aware of the issue and that they are working with Ford to fix it as soon as possible. It seems the Ford's power delivery hurts the tyres.
How the Ford teams didn't pick this up through testing is beyond me.
I would ask a fair question - MOStech was meant to be the engine supplier for Ford, and have amazing pedigree with championships for SBR and DJR.
Unfortunately Steve Amos became critically ill last year and had to sell the business to Rob Herrod - no stranger to performance engines but lacking the long history of Supercars involvement.
Is this part of the issue?
Either way - the sooner the better for these issues to be resolved.
Right now Ford teams who don't read the rule book, give away race positions with bad strategy, and Ford drivers who crash too frequently are being given a pass on the parity excuse. Parity is NOT the sole reason for Ford's championship points position. DJR and Tickford this year have both been objectively awful. Grove show flashes of brilliance. WAU has one side of the garage always up there and the other side mostly not. None of these things make for winning races of championships.
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