The Hispania team will receive a major boost to its pace on Friday after their new 2011-spec front-wing passed the FIA’s mandatory crash tests.
The Spanish outfit were forced to use their 2010-spec wing at the opening race in Australia after the new version initially failed the tests.
It will be flown out to Malaysia just in time for the first practice session of the weekend where Hispania hope to complete as many laps as possible as they look to make the 107% qualifying cut.
Vitantonio Liuzzi is more confident of making the race, with the wing expected to bring between five and seven tenths of a second.
“We are motivated and positive because we should have the front wing,” Liuzzi told reporters in Malaysian.
“Everything has been okayed from today, so we should receive it before the beginning of the session tomorrow.”
“We have a lot of new parts arriving and we are positive we will be in a much better shape than in Australia.”
