McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says his team cannot afford to ease off in pushing for developments on its chassis, even though it knows it needs more engine power to properly compete with its Formula 1 rivals. While the team is waiting on Honda to produce an upgraded specification power unit over the next few weeks, McLaren has been pursuing an aggressive development programme to lift its chassis performance too. New parts – including several specifications of rear wings – were tried out on the final day of this week's Bahrain test with a view to introduction at the Russian Grand Prix. But although McLaren knows that it has little hope of overcoming its horsepower deficit,...
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