{"id":806633,"date":"2026-07-17T18:41:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806633\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:41:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:41:17","slug":"red-bull-expects-to-run-its-macarena-wing-again-at-next-f1-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/806633\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull expects to run its \u2018Macarena\u2019 wing again at next F1 race"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Bull<\/a> intends to re-introduce its rotating rear wing on the RB22 at next week\u2019s Hungarian Grand Prix, technical director Pierre Wache has announced.<\/p>\n

Pioneered by Ferrari<\/a> amid Formula 1\u2019s new ruleset, the rotating wing \u2013 which improves straightline performance in straight mode \u2013 was adopted by Red Bull at the Miami Grand Prix.<\/p>\n

However, after Max Verstappen<\/a> suffered two crashes in the past two rounds, in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring and in the race at Silverstone, Red Bull went into this weekend\u2019s Belgian Grand Prix with its original, conventional rear wing.<\/p>\n

Still, that\u2019s not the end of the road for the upgrade Verstappen branded \u201csuper dangerous\u201d, as Red Bull ponders how to make it safe to use \u2013 potentially as early as the Hungaroring round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a mechanical problem that we spotted after the accident in Silverstone,\u201d Wache said. \u201cWe fix it, we are trying to prove that we are bulletproof before putting it on the car, and it should be ready for Budapest.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Pierre <\/p>\n

Pierre Wache, Technical Director of Oracle Red Bull Racing<\/p>\n

Photo by: Mark Thompson \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Pressed on whether or not the problem had been clear after Austria, Wache insisted: \u201cAfter Silverstone it’s clear now. We looked at the wing and we know what happened, we know how to fix it. That is just to make sure that it’s ready and bulletproof.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Frenchman conceded that the wing\u2019s actuator was part of the issue and explained that the matter had been discussed with the FIA, given it is a safety matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe prove it to them, what we’ve done,\u201d he subsequently added.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Verstappen topped Free Practice 1 at Spa-Francorchamps before taking third place in the second session, nearly half a second off pacesetter Kimi Antonelli<\/a>, with McLaren<\/a>\u2019s Lando Norris<\/a> in between.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a good starting point, but still, I’m not sure he’s happy with what I heard,\u201d Wache said of Verstappen. \u201cBut we still have a lot to improve on the balance side, especially on short runs and maybe on the degradation side, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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