McLaren says it will continue to bring developments and upgrades to the MP4-30 until the final round of the 2015 season.
The Woking-based outfit has suffered a tough start to the year, with reliability issues and lack of power with the new Honda engine hampering its progress.
However, the team remains optimistic as it attempts to make progress up the grid and return to the front of the field. Chief engineer Peter Prodromou says McLaren will develop the MP4-30 right up to the final race of the season.
"Next year’s car will be an evolution of this year’s, so we need to keep developing it right until the final race," he said in a joint interview for the official McLaren website.
Director of engineering Matt Morris added: "The 2016 regulations aren’t significantly changing – and we’re not going through the process of introducing a new engine, as we’ve done for the last two years [2014’s turbo-hybrid Mercedes-Benz, and this year’s Honda], so we’ll keep developing.
"A lot of what we learn at the track this year will naturally evolve into next year’s car.
"Racing director Eric Boullier commented on the "huge change" in overall culture and McLaren’s philosophy, saying: "At every level of the company, there is clear leadership. We agree the direction we want to pursue, and we bring people with us.
"The attitude has changed from ‘telling’ people, to ‘asking’ people; we’ve integrated people, and we share opinions and ideas. The main outcome of that new approach is that people now have a sense of ownership in the car. And they’re more motivated and interested as a result."
Morris added: "And we’re much more structured in the way we bring new parts to the track. The rate of progress is much faster, so we don’t need to build as many new components, because we know they’ll be updated in just a few races’ time. That speeds up the whole process."
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However, the team remains optimistic as it attempts to make progress up the grid and return to the front of the field. Chief engineer Peter Prodromou says McLaren will develop the MP4-30 right up to the final race of the season.
"Next year’s car will be an evolution of this year’s, so we need to keep developing it right until the final race," he said in a joint interview for the official McLaren website.
Director of engineering Matt Morris added: "The 2016 regulations aren’t significantly changing – and we’re not going through the process of introducing a new engine, as we’ve done for the last two years [2014’s turbo-hybrid Mercedes-Benz, and this year’s Honda], so we’ll keep developing.
"A lot of what we learn at the track this year will naturally evolve into next year’s car.
"Racing director Eric Boullier commented on the "huge change" in overall culture and McLaren’s philosophy, saying: "At every level of the company, there is clear leadership. We agree the direction we want to pursue, and we bring people with us.
"The attitude has changed from ‘telling’ people, to ‘asking’ people; we’ve integrated people, and we share opinions and ideas. The main outcome of that new approach is that people now have a sense of ownership in the car. And they’re more motivated and interested as a result."
Morris added: "And we’re much more structured in the way we bring new parts to the track. The rate of progress is much faster, so we don’t need to build as many new components, because we know they’ll be updated in just a few races’ time. That speeds up the whole process."
This article first appeared on Richland F1.
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