McLaren announced today that they are using a different diffuser in Bahrain than the one from Shanghai. This one was considered intermediate compared to the double diffuser, for example, of Brawn GP.<\/p>\n
\u00ab We have a new adaptation of our conventional diffuser, \u00bb said McLaren Team Principal, Martin Whitmarsh to Auto Motor und Sport<\/i>.<\/p>\n
These changes undertaken from China, a week ago, are based on the Court of Appeal’s verdict regarding the Brawn, Toyota, and Williams diffusers, deemed entirely legal.<\/p>\n
Although these three teams have several tenths of a second advantage per lap, the other teams have not yet found the key to success when it comes to their slight advantage.<\/p>\n
According to Whitmarsh: \u00ab It provides a bit more support but does not represent a giant leap. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab Aerodynamic engineers have not yet discovered the true potential of the double diffuser. It is a challenging field. \u00bb<\/p>\n
\u00ab If we had started the year with the same diffuser, the entire car would have been designed on this basis. \u00bb<\/p>\n
This morning, on the Sakhir circuit, Heikki Kovalainen’s MP4-24 had that now familiar small paint mark to help visualize airflow.<\/p>\n
Ferrari is also working on a new diffuser, which should be ready by the next Grand Prix in Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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