{"id":956976,"date":"2026-11-03T16:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/956976\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:54:12","slug":"mclaren-to-introduce-2027-f1-front-wing-at-brazil-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/956976\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren to introduce 2027 F1 front wing at Brazil GP"},"content":{"rendered":"

McLaren<\/a> will introduce upgrades to its MCL40 Formula 1 car at this weekend\u2019s Brazil Grand Prix, featuring a front wing concept which is expected to feature on its 2027 challenger.<\/p>\n

The team had surged to the front when it substantially updated the MCL40 in Hungary, with Lando Norris<\/a> winning that race and the following one at Zandvoort, but it has since slipped back in the pecking order despite introducing another comprehensive upgrade package in Baku and further new parts in Austin.<\/p>\n

McLaren had the fourth-quickest car in the last four qualifying sessions, with a 0.511s deficit to pole position and a 0.236s gap to the third-fastest challenger on average, but is still working away at improving the MCL40 \u2013 with an eye on 2027.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got some updates coming to the car across the front wing, rear wing and some floor components as part of our normal development cycle,\u201d said Peter Prodromou, chief technical officer, aerodynamics. \u201cThe aim is to make up ground, improve our performance over the remaining races and build momentum into next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSao Paulo has been a good circuit for us in the past and is a fairly representative track, so we\u2019re hopeful these upgrades can help us take another step towards the front.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Peter <\/p>\n

Peter Prodromou, McLaren Technical Director Aerodynamics<\/p>\n

Photo by: McLaren<\/p>\n

\u201cThe season isn’t over yet: these upgrades are designed to improve the car now and help us in our fight for third in the championship. While the learning we take from these upgrades will feed into next year\u2019s development, we also expect to carry over the concept of the new front wing into the launch specification of next year\u2019s car.\u201d<\/p>\n

McLaren has a 17-point deficit to third-placed Red Bull but has scored just 59 points to its rival\u2019s 152 across the last five rounds.<\/p>\n

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The Mexican race was still encouraging, with Norris taking fifth just 12 seconds adrift of race winner Max Verstappen<\/a>, yet the reigning world champion wasn\u2019t optimistic for the next few rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we look at Baku and stuff, I think we’re still going to be struggling for pace,\u201d he said on Sunday evening. \u201cSo we need to improve the car in certain tracks and certain areas still a lot more.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday it was good, but I’m not convinced that if we go back to the tracks we struggled at we’d be good all of a sudden. It’s just today suited us, but I don’t want to rely on a bit of hope and luck on performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know what we need to improve on, it just takes time, and hopefully we can have a better day in Brazil.\u201d<\/p>\n

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