Spyker to get wind tunnel boost

The outfit have started to show signs of progress this season, after moving off the back of the grid in Monaco, and hopes are high that that momentum can be carried forward into next weekend's race in Canada.

But more significantly for the future, the team are eager to get their Brackley facility ready so it can start bringing forward developments for their car.

Chief technology officer Mike Gascoyne said: "The wind tunnel will switch on in the next week or so and then the commissioning process will start soon after.

"By the end of June it will be up and running and within a couple of months of that will go to 24 hour running, which will be a big boost for the team.

"It might have taken a little bit longer than expected to get the modifications through, but certainly once we've got it up and running it will have a big influence on our performance next year as it is where biggest gains will be found."

Gascoyne says that the team will have to increase their design and manufacturing facilities over the next few months to take advantage of their new wind tunnel.

"At the moment we will focus on aero development, but certainly for next year and the future we will also look to expand other departments, which we will need to do to match the flow of parts that will come from the wind tunnel."