Prost Grand Prix will ship one new B spec of the AP01 to Suzuka (Japan) for the last race. The team was very pleased with the performance of the car during recent tests. The new car has a brand new gearbox and a new spec Peugeot engine. Jarno Trulli will be driving it.

Alain Prost said: "We decided to take the AP01B to Suzuka because that's a good opportunity to test this 'interim' car in a race situation. The tests we have just completed have given us very encouraging results but we are not completely sure of the reliability of the hybrid car. It's a risk but at the same time we will gather extra information and experience very useful for the work in progress on the AP02. Furthermore, the tyre-test session proposed by Bridgestone at Suzuka after the Grand Prix, has been a factor in our decision to bring two types of car. "For us either Olivier or Jarno would have made no difference, and it was Jarno's name that came out."