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“We have planned major steps for car development during the year that have been established since before the start of the season,” Mekies continued.
“At some point pre-season, you have to sign off the car to go into production to be built and maybe you have a good idea for a component the next day, so these are the building blocks for your next development update. This has indeed been the case with us and we will see a significant step introduced in Monaco and another one later in the season,” he said.
“These two steps are planned and will hopefully provide good performance improvements, however, it is also true that with minimal testing allowed, we have been trying different set-ups at the races and these can lead you down different paths in terms of ride height, or the type of springs to use, or in terms of the aero balance on the car and these elements can also impact on the development strategy for the car,” the Frenchman concluded.