Davison still has 'hunger and desire' to win in 20th season
Will Davison still has 'hunger' to win in 20th season
Davison made full-time Supercars debut back in 2006
Two-time Bathurst winner set to his 600 starts
Will Davison's desire to win again in Supercars remains just as strong as ever, as the two-time Bathurst winner embarks on his 20th season.
Davison will commence a full-time campaign for the 20th time when the 2025 Repco Supercars Championship commences in Sydney.
The 42-year-old has raced for the likes of the Holden Racing Team, Ford Performance Racing and Tekno Autosports, but his career has been bookended by stints at Dick Johnson Racing.
A 23-year-old Davison debuted with DJR in 2006, and after standout seasons in 2007 and 2008, HRT came calling. It took Davison 13 years to end up back at DJR, and he added three wins to his career tally in 2022. However, he has yet to have a breakout moment on return with DJR.
Amid major changes at DJR, including new cars and the arrival of Brodie Kostecki, Davison has remained a constant, as has his desire to win races.
“It is always an exciting time of the year, we have a lot of change,” Davison said.
“There's a lot of anticipation, there’s nerves, and they're all good things. I've been going around a long time, but I'm not here on easy street, I'm here cause I want to be here.
"I want to win and I love this team, and I want to see this team back on top. So I'm proud to continue on, and just want to get to work.
"There’s a lot expected of us. But that pressure is what puts fire in the belly.”
Davison is set to become the fifth driver to record 600 ATCC/Supercars race starts this season, after Craig Lowndes, Garth Tander, Mark Winterbottom and James Courtney.
The third-generation racer is 59 starts without a win dating back to September 2022, but has claimed podiums and pole positions since.
Armed with former Erebus Motorsport engineer Tom Moore, Davison — who turns 43 in August — is more determined than ever to win, despite being closer to the end than the beginning.
"It's certainly a new way of thinking, the way the engineers have come onboard, the way we're going to be running the cars,” Davison said.
"We have a lot of new fresh faces at the team. So there's gonna be a little bit of a re-gelling at the test day, understanding what's different with the car.
“But at this stage of my career, nothing could excite me more. To know there's new brains coming in, new people to learn off, an amazing new teammate next to me that I can learn off and constantly try and better myself.
“The reason I'm here still is because I'm still thriving to be the best driver I can be. I still have that hunger, that desire. I'm just pumped to be in the pressure cooker environment of what Supercar racing is.
“It's incredibly cutthroat at the moment, takes no prisoners, but I love it. Just going to really relish every moment, can't wait to get to work.
"I know what I'm capable of. When I'm in the right situation, I back myself 100 percent. We'll just make sure we get the team up there and then I'm sure Brodie and I will work it out."
