From GMM
Team McLaren was expected to remove its famous F-duct from the MP4-25s of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton at next month's Italian grand prix.
It was previously believed that the downforce-stalling innovation, emulated this season by the British team's rivals including Red Bull and Ferrari, would be most beneficial on the long straights of the Monza circuit.
But according to Italy's Autosprint, the F-duct is "irrelevant" at the Autodrome Nazionale, because the cars are already running minimal downforce.
It is therefore believed that removing the system is the more efficient choice.
However, team Mclaren quickly recated to that news.
"I read that on Monday morning and there were a few of us raising our eyebrows," McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale told reporters during a Vodafone teleconference.
"We have the option to either run it or not. I think at the moment we are just looking at all the options. It is incorrect to assume we can make any decisions (yet) as to whether we are (going to use the F-duct at Monza) or not," he added.
Neale said a final decision will be made after studying data from this weekend's Spa-Francorchamps event.
Team McLaren was expected to remove its famous F-duct from the MP4-25s of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton at next month's Italian grand prix.
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| The rear wing and the infamous duct blowing air underneath the wing. (Photo: McLaren) |
It was previously believed that the downforce-stalling innovation, emulated this season by the British team's rivals including Red Bull and Ferrari, would be most beneficial on the long straights of the Monza circuit.
But according to Italy's Autosprint, the F-duct is "irrelevant" at the Autodrome Nazionale, because the cars are already running minimal downforce.
It is therefore believed that removing the system is the more efficient choice.
However, team Mclaren quickly recated to that news.
"I read that on Monday morning and there were a few of us raising our eyebrows," McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale told reporters during a Vodafone teleconference.
"We have the option to either run it or not. I think at the moment we are just looking at all the options. It is incorrect to assume we can make any decisions (yet) as to whether we are (going to use the F-duct at Monza) or not," he added.
Neale said a final decision will be made after studying data from this weekend's Spa-Francorchamps event.