Oct.8 (GMM) A Woking based team member has been dispatched on a 9,000 kilometre race from Britain to Suzuka.

He must reach the Japanese circuit in about 21 hours, in order to beat the parc ferme deadline so that Lewis Hamilton can be back up and running with the MP5-25's new rear wing for qualifying and the race.

The Briton broke the new wing's left endfence in his morning practice crash, and the only other version in Japan is fitted to Jenson Button's sister car.

When Hamilton returned to the track with 9 minutes of the afternoon session remaining, his car was fitted with the old wing as he drove to the 13th quickest time.

At the same time, a team member had been dispatched from the UK to bring new endplates to Suzuka in his hand-luggage.

"We can repair the wing with the new end plates," team boss Martin Whitmarsh is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport.

At the track, Hamilton's mechanics are also facing a long night. The 25-year-old's chassis has also been damaged, and ? after a patch-up job for the few afternoon practice laps - a new car will be built up overnight.

Mercifully, Jenson Button's similar Degner spin did not result in contact with the tyre barrier, and Michael Schumacher and others also had moments in the same section.

"The bumps in the first part are worse than last year," said Sebastian Vettel, despite the organisers having modified the kerbs after last year's multiple crashes there.

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