In the round-up: McLaren says preparing its new car for the 2022 F1 season requires more effort than usual due to the drastic change in technical regulations.
In brief
McLaren managing increased workload for 2022 car to finish “as late as possible”McLaren operations director Piers Thynne says the team is having to work harder than usual to ensure the new MCL36 is ready to run in the first test at the Circuit de Catalunya later this month.
“This year, when compared to those previous years, we’re running hotter, with a little over 20% more work in progress across the factory and our supply chain,” said Thynne. “The product is of similar complexity but all of it is new: there are very, very few bits of carryover.”
The team is producing fewer spare parts than usual as it plans to introduce an upgrade at the first race in Bahrain next month. “We are very keen to be as late as possible and as lean on stock as we can be, to ensure there is opportunity to deliver upgrades in…