After studying techniques used at the Indianapolis 500 and in NASCAR racing in the United States, the team were able to refuel and re-tyre the car in 14 seconds in tests ahead of the race.
Moštvo ni sledilo McLarnu MP4/1 iz sezone 1981 s šasijo iz enega kosa do sezone 1986, ko so predstavili dirkalnik Brabham BT55, in bili zadnje moštvo v tem pogledu.