 The new car made its first public appearance on 21 September at the Magny-Cours round of the 2007 season, with development driver Andy Soucek demonstrating the car at the final round of the series in Barcelona.The car underwent a number of changes to its aerodynamic configuration, in line with the 2009 Formula One technical changes.This saw the removal of the cars bargeboards, sidepod chimneys, and the flip-ups ahead of the rear wheel.