Red Bull is switching again to its unique 2026 Method 1 rear wing after a brace of worrying offs for Max Verstappen with its upside-down idea.
Rival staff Ferrari was the primary squad to roll out what it dubbed a ‘Macarena’ rear wing in winter testing, with a important flap that rotated 180 levels when straight mode was activated, optimising drag ranges on the straights.
Purple Bull launched its personal model of a rotating rear wing in Could’s Miami Grand Prix, arising with its personal idea with a unique mechanism than Ferrari’s resolution.
The rear wing brought about early complications for Purple Bull, with Verstappen struggling a heavy crash in Austrian Grand Prix qualifying after the wing failed to shut correctly. An analogous incident occurred within the British Grand Prix, the place Verstappen spun into the gravel at Stowe.
Purple Bull has now reverted to its unique, typical rear wing design it began the season with. “We’ll return on the outdated one and see when the most recent one is prepared once more for use,” Verstappen confirmed on Thursday.
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Autosport understands Purple Bull remains to be eager to make use of the rotating rear wing as quickly as attainable. It’s engaged on various modifications at its Milton Keynes manufacturing facility to resolve what the Dutchman referred to as a “harmful” drawback.
The high-profile incidents have prompted governing physique the FIA to take a more in-depth have a look at the design of each Purple Bull’s and Ferrari’s rear wing.
However whereas Purple Bull is compelled to re-design its resolution for apparent reliability and security causes, Ferrari is known to be relaxed about its personal design, which has hitherto labored flawlessly and has been examined and developed over a protracted time period.
McLaren is the third staff identified to have labored on an upside-down rear wing, however the Woking squad parked its design after initially planning to check it in Austrian Grand Prix free apply, deciding the idea wanted additional growth work.
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