{"id":784093,"date":"2026-07-07T04:58:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/784093\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T04:58:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:58:14","slug":"f1-news-red-bull-vows-action-after-verstappen-wing-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/784093\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 news: Red Bull vows action after Verstappen wing failure"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLaurent Mekies has vowed to fix Red Bull’s rear wing issues. Image: XPB Images<\/p>\n

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Verstappen retired in the closing stages at Silverstone after spinning into the gravel at Stowe, the second time in as many race weekends he had been caught out by a rear wing issue in a high-speed corner.<\/p>\n

The Dutchman also crashed during qualifying at the Austrian Grand Prix the week prior<\/a>, with both incidents linked to the rear wing not returning as intended after running in straight-line mode.<\/p>\n

While Red Bull said the causes were different, the outcome was another violent snap away from Verstappen, who was left furious after losing what had been a possible podium finish<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen the rear wing doesn\u2019t close fully, you lose a lot of downforce and you spin off the track,\u201d Verstappen said afterwards.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, yeah. One time, okay, but two times\u2026 This is becoming dangerous for myself. And obviously, I don\u2019t want that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mekies accepted Verstappen\u2019s anger and said the team had to take full responsibility for ensuring there was no repeat.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cLook, he\u2019s right not to be happy,\u201d Mekies said after the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very unpleasant for drivers to be let down by the car in high-speed corners in two consecutive races, let it be for two different reasons.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it is, in a much lower scale, also extremely unpleasant for us as a group to send our drivers to the gravel trap.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo he\u2019s right to be unhappy. I have no doubt that, as a team, we will put in place what is necessary for that not to happen again, even if we failed to do that today.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd we take that as seriously as one can do, and therefore the minimum that Max can feel today is being unhappy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Red Bull had already analysed the Austria problem before arriving at Silverstone, but Mekies said the early signs pointed to a separate failure behind Verstappen\u2019s latest retirement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe certainly understand what happened at the Red Bull Ring,\u201d Mekies explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not going to go into the details, because I don\u2019t think it will be right. But we understand the failure, yes.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom the early analysis of today, we have suffered a different type of failure. It doesn\u2019t make it better, but it is clear that, in front of the succession of events, whether or not the failure is different, that doesn\u2019t really matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are going to review the full area to make sure we leave zero chance for that to happen again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incidents have placed further scrutiny on Red Bull\u2019s rear wing concept, which has been used since Miami and features an upper element that rotates as part of the active aero system.<\/p>\n

The design has been compared to the so-called \u2018Macarena\u2019 wing also used by Ferrari, although Red Bull has not yet concluded whether the concept itself was responsible for Verstappen\u2019s latest issue.<\/p>\n

Mekies said the team would consider every option before F1 returns at Spa, a circuit where rear wing reliability will again be under pressure because of the high-speed nature of the lap.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will do whatever is necessary to be on the safe side,\u201d Mekies said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have raced quite a few races with that concept \u2013 we have raced it since Miami, I think. So it\u2019s been a number of races.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s too early in the analysis to establish whether it\u2019s an issue with the concept, or something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we are going for sure to leave no stone unturned when it comes to it, and we have all the options open.\u201d<\/p>\n

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