News Details

McLaren will only debut final 2016-spec car at Australian GP

McLaren has been forced to delay its Australia-spec upgrade package until the opening race of the season after plans to test it this week were scuppered by production delays, according to racing director Eric Boullier. McLaren had hoped to bring a variety of new parts to the final day of testing in Barcelona in order to assess them ahead of the season, but delays have restricted what they've been able to run. A new diffuser and front-wing have made it to the MP4-31 on Friday, but a new floor and nose, amongst other parts, failed to arrive in time and will therefore debut at the opening race in Melbourne a fortnight from today, with Boullier promising they will deliver extra...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren's final 2016 package will only appear in...

McLaren's final 2016 race package will now not make its first appearance...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Sauber presents 2016 contender online

– Sauber has officially presented its 2016 challenger, the...
9y ago from GPUpdate.net

Software issue delays new F1 qualifying format

Bernie Ecclestone Formula 1’s radical elimination qualifying system is...
9y ago from SpeedCafe.com

McLaren: Size zero not compromised by new Honda engine

McLaren is adamant that larger bodywork needed to accommodate Honda's...
9y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Johann Zarco reveals when he ‘began to believe'...

Johann Zarco reveals he “began to believe” he could win his home...

Toprak Razgatlioglu secures Most WorldSBK Race 1...

Toprak Razgatlioglu was a cut above the rest by securing victory in Race...

Kevin Schwantz: ‘Nothing but gains to be had'...

1993 500cc champion Kevin Schwantz believes the potential Liberty Media...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Marcus Armstrong smashes wall in final practice before...

Saturday morning, the NTT IndyCar Series set aside one hour for teams to...

Dixon fastest in treacherous Fast Friday practice at...

The boost was turned up for Friday’s practice running at the...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Ott Tänak tops Rally Portugal after fierce Friday...

Ott Tänak claimed his 400th career stage win on the final stage of Rally...
19h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Asking price revealed: Arsenal to compete with Man...

Arsenal are interested in signing the Athletic Club Bilbao attacking...
36m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Arsenal vs. Newcastle: Mikel Arteta sent Ethan Nwaneri...

Arsenal cannot be considered the favourites for Sunday's game with...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Report: Arsenal target is on his way out of his club...

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side have endured yet another frustrating end to...
2h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Revealed: Arsenal's transfer budget for the upcoming...

Arsenal are preparing for a significant overhaul in the upcoming summer...
16m ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.