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As yet unseen device

May 11 (GMM) BMW-Sauber are set to follow in the recent footsteps of McLaren and Honda by trialling a radical new wing at the Circuit de Catalunya.

Unlike McLaren and Honda, however, the Swiss based squad did not test the unseen innovation at the Barcelona test last week.

Polish racer Robert Kubica is quoted by the Spanish newspaper El Mundo as saying: "We do have a new front wing that will be tested on Friday morning."

In the German press, team boss Mario Theissen was asked whether the aerodynamic device would be as radical as McLaren's 'bridge' design, or the ill-fated Honda 'elephant ears'.

He predicted coyly: "You will notice a difference."

To reporters in the paddock of the Spanish GP, meanwhile, McLaren's Fernando Alonso said the 'bridge' innovation would be tested again on Friday prior to a final decision about whether the new front wing will be used for qualifying and the race.

The Spaniard admitted: "On the track, honestly, I did not notice too much of a difference (with the wing).

"So we will test it again, comparing it with the previous one, and then decide if we use it."

Written: Fri, 11 May 2007 09:48:48