With turbocharged engines scheduled to be eliminated prior to 1989, and their effectiveness intended to be curtailed by two rule changes for 1988, few teams opted to develop totally new equipment that would only be used for one season.
Coa intención de eliminar os motores turboalimentados antes de 1989, e a súa eficacia limitada polos cambios nas regras para o ano 1988, poucos equipos optaron por desenvolver totalmente novos equipamentos que só usarían unha tempada.