Force India will be just one of the teams running an interim diffuser in Bahrain after the twin-diffuser was declared legal by the World Motor Sport Council.
Mallya hoping to introduce 'significant upgrade'
Force India will be just one of the teams running an interim diffuser in Bahrain after the twin-diffuser was declared legal by the World Motor Sport Council.
The Council's decision resulted in a mad dash by the Diffuser Three's rivals to introduce the design, which gives the cars greater downforce.
Already last weekend in China, two teams, McLaren and Renault, ran interim designs with Force India announcing that they will join the list in Bahrain.
"We are planning to introduce a significant aerodynamic upgrade for the Bahrain Grand Prix, including a new floor and an interim diffuser," said team owner Vijay Mallya.
"Among other items, we also plan to use new auxiliary wings on the front wing and reprofiled sidepods to incorporate the amended rear end.
"We have been planning this upgrade since the debut of the VJM02 as part of our scheduled aerodynamic cycle and it will represent a good step forward for the team.
"Although we nevertheless expect other teams to have moved forward as well, we hope this will keep us racing with the rest of the field."
But even with the upgrades Mallya admits points may still be outside his team's reach.
"As usual, we know points are going to be very difficult to achieve and we should not set this as a goal for Bahrain," he added.
"Instead, we need to focus once more on reliability and consistency and look to be there if circumstances allow."
