From GMM
McLaren has good reason to expect another step forwards in Malaysia next weekend.
After a dire winter period, the British team scrapped its complex 'octopus' exhaust system before Melbourne and moved onto the pace with a Red Bull-inspired layout.
And the same layout is set to be lighter at Sepang next weekend, according to Auto Motor und Sport.
"We had to manufacture the parts for the new exhaust in a very short time. So we had to build the diffuser entirely of titanium which, of course, cost us some extra weight," confirmed team boss Martin Whitmarsh, clearing up the mystery of McLaren's oddly light-coloured diffuser at Albert Park.
For Malaysia, the significantly lighter diffuser in carbon and exotic Pyrosic heat shielding will be ready.
McLaren has good reason to expect another step forwards in Malaysia next weekend.
After a dire winter period, the British team scrapped its complex 'octopus' exhaust system before Melbourne and moved onto the pace with a Red Bull-inspired layout.
And the same layout is set to be lighter at Sepang next weekend, according to Auto Motor und Sport.
"We had to manufacture the parts for the new exhaust in a very short time. So we had to build the diffuser entirely of titanium which, of course, cost us some extra weight," confirmed team boss Martin Whitmarsh, clearing up the mystery of McLaren's oddly light-coloured diffuser at Albert Park.
For Malaysia, the significantly lighter diffuser in carbon and exotic Pyrosic heat shielding will be ready.