{"id":643584,"date":"2026-05-01T21:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/643584\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T21:51:08","slug":"fred-vasseur-confirms-ferrari-will-keep-flip-flop-rear-wing-on-the-car-in-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/643584\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Vasseur confirms Ferrari will keep &#8216;flip-flop&#8217; rear wing on the car in Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">Team Principal Fred Vasseur has confirmed that Ferrari will keep their &#8216;flip-flop&#8217; rear wing on the car during the Miami Grand Prix weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The new-for-2026 regulations opened the door for teams to innovative under the new rules, with Ferrari catching the attention of many with its rotating rear wing at the start of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The Scuderia first introduced the striking innovation on Day 2 of the second pre-season test in Bahrain, before using it in an official session for the first time <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZHVyaW5nX3ByYWN0aWNlX2FoZWFkX29mX3RoZV9jaGluZXNlX2dyYW5kX3ByaXhfbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9hcnRpY2xlL2ZlcnJhcmktdG8tcnVuLWlubm92YXRpdmUtZmxpcC1mbG9wLXdpbmctaW4tZnAxLWF0LXRoZS1jaGluZXNlLWdwLjRvaEJNT0V3dkkzTzFYQ3NPdmZ4c2UiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/ferrari-to-run-innovative-flip-flop-wing-in-fp1-at-the-chinese-gp.4ohBMOEwvI3O1XCsOvfxse\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">during practice ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The component flips completely upside down, creating a bigger gap for air to travel through and subsequently reducing drag when driving down the straights, <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiaW5fdGhlb3J5X29mZmVyaW5nX2dyZWF0ZXJfc3RyYWlnaHRsaW5lX3NwZWVkX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9sYXRlc3QvYXJ0aWNsZS90ZWNoLWFuYWx5c2lzLWEtcm90YXRpbmctd2luZy1hbmQtdW51c3VhbC12YW5lLXdoeS1mZXJyYXJpcy1yYWRpY2FsLXJlYXItaGFzLjNJUFQ2Uk5lbHczVHQ3NHFQTzVKcWgiLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/latest\/article\/tech-analysis-a-rotating-wing-and-unusual-vane-why-ferraris-radical-rear-has.3IPT6RNelw3Tt74qPO5Jqh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in theory offering greater straightline speed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">During Friday&#8217;s Teams Principals&#8217; press conference, Vasseur was asked whether the team would continue to use the &#8216;macarena&#8217; rear wing after using it in the sole practice session ahead of Sprint Qualifying later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">&#8220;From today we will keep the macarena on the car,&#8221; said Vasseur, with drivers <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiY2hhcmxlc19sZWNsZXJjX2xpbmtfY2xpY2tlZCIsImNsaWNrVGV4dCI6dHJ1ZSwicGF0aCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmZvcm11bGExLmNvbS9lbi9kcml2ZXJzL2NoYXJsZXMtbGVjbGVyYyIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/charles-leclerc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charles Leclerc<\/a> and <a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoibGV3aXNfaGFtaWx0b25fbGlua19jbGlja2VkIiwiY2xpY2tUZXh0Ijp0cnVlLCJwYXRoIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9ybXVsYTEuY29tL2VuL2RyaXZlcnMvbGV3aXMtaGFtaWx0b24iLCJwYXRoVHlwZSI6ImludGVybmFsIn0=\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/drivers\/lewis-hamilton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lewis Hamilton<\/a> set to use it on their SF26s for the first time in a race.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\"><a class=\"text-brand-hot-red underline decoration-1 hover:decoration-[3px]\" data-f1rd-a7s-click=\"rich_text_atom_click\" data-f1rd-a7s-context=\"eyJhY3Rpb25UeXBlIjoiZmVycmFyaV9saW5rX2NsaWNrZWQiLCJjbGlja1RleHQiOnRydWUsInBhdGgiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5mb3JtdWxhMS5jb20vZW4vdGVhbXMvZmVycmFyaSIsInBhdGhUeXBlIjoiaW50ZXJuYWwifQ==\" href=\"https:\/\/www.formula1.com\/en\/teams\/ferrari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ferrari<\/a>&#8216;s decision to use the &#8216;flip-flop&#8217; rear wing comes as Red Bull arrive in Miami with a similar device of their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"typography-module_body-s-regular__ul7F5 typography-module_md_body-m-regular__d9VRg typography-module_lg_body-l-regular__dPa5z\">The team also used the device in Friday&#8217;s practice sessions but it&#8217;s unclear yet whether Max Verstappen or Isack Hadjar will use it for the remainder of the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Team Principal Fred Vasseur has confirmed that Ferrari will keep their &#8216;flip-flop&#8217; rear wing on the car during&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":643585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-643584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/643585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}