Look at it this way:
Larkhams cars barely have any mechanical problems or electrical problems with their cars - their only problem is that they arent up to speed. Yet LMS made the AU faster by 0.3 sec, thats a big improvement it terms or qualifying.
whats slowed the team down is two things, the fact that they had one AU and one BA in the team and the fact that Larkham is an owner/driver. If you remember Larkham's stint with SBR, he was a good consisent racer, but when he went at it alone he struggled and but becoming a new two car team with two different models is what killed them last season.
now that Larkham can concerntrate soley on the cars and the runny of the team and Bargs and Winterbottom can focus on the racing aspect, this team should progress in leaps and bounds.