After being told to make changes to the rear-wing of their F1 car, BMW-Sauber are now preparing to unveil several new aerodynamic innovations on the F1.06 this weekend in France.
According to autosport.com, the team's car will sport two new vertical fins which made an appearance at last week's F1 test session in Jerez, Spain. The car will also sport the "viking horns" on the engine intake cover which has been a staple of the McLaren-Mercedes car the past few seasons.
A source within the BMW-Sauber team says they have been given clearance by FIA to use the new aerodynamic parts following suggestions that they could be banned on safety grounds.
The tower fins have revived memories of 1998 when Prost, Jordan and Sauber all copied Tyrrell's "x-wing" design. The sprouting appendages were quickly outlawed by the FIA on safety grounds but many believe the real reason for their bannishment was that F1 officials thought they were not aesthetically pleasing on television.