This design was heavy, initially included a fully manual gearbox compared to the semi-automatics being used by the frontrunning teams and the Ford HB engine was less powerful than the engines being used by the front-runners.
Este deseño era pesado, inicialmente incluía unha caixa de cambios totalmente manual en comparación coas semi-automáticas utilizadas polos equipos punteiros e o motor Ford HB era menos potente que os motores utilizados polos pilotos de cabeza.