Manor are in a different position to the one it was in during the season opener in Australia according to team principal John Booth.
The revived outfit failed to get either of its cars on track during any of the practice or qualifying sessions, and was therefore unable to race on the Sunday, leading to criticism from F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone.
However Booth says they’re better prepared for the Malaysian Grand Prix where they hope to make their official on-track debut.
“After the disappointment of not meeting our objectives in Australia, we head to Malaysia this week hoping for a more typical race weekend,” said Booth.
“We headed back to the UK to regroup technically and bolster the work we had completed in the field in Melbourne, and as a result we are in a different position to the one we were in two weeks ago.
“Again, the rate at which we are progressing, when one takes into account our circumstances pre-season, is very impressive and everyone in the team is to be commended on a huge continued effort.”
The team has sent a small group of mechanics to Malaysia to get a head start in preparing its cars for the second race of the season, in the hope they can identify and deal with any issues which might occur during the race weekend.
