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Red Bull Drops ‘Macarena’ Wing at Spa After Verstappen’s Crashes
Highlights
- Red Bull removes revolving rear wing for Belgian Grand Prix
- Wing issues linked to Verstappen’s high-speed crashes
- Ferrari retains its revolving wing since Miami Grand Prix
- McLaren introduces new rear wing unrelated to revolving flap
- Red Bull prioritizes safety, may return wing after redesign
- Belgian GP’s Spa track demands reliable car performance
Red Bull removes its revolving rear wing for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa after two high-speed crashes for Max Verstappen. The team confirms the move on Thursday, citing safety.
Verstappen labels the behaviour ‘super dangerous’, highlighting failures as the wing transitions from straight-line mode to cornering mode. Root cause analysis continues, but Red Bull prioritises stability and driver confidence.
Red Bull withdraws its ‘Macarena’ wing for Spa after two high-speed Verstappen crashes.
The concept debuted in Miami, alongside Ferrari’s version first seen in testing. Ferrari kept its assembly after extensive validation, while Red Bull’s suffered incidents in Austria and Silverstone.
Team principal Laurent Mekies says a full review is under way and does not rule out abandoning the approach. For Spa, Red Bull reverts to a conventional rear wing specification.
Sources indicate the rotating assembly may return only after redesign work to improve robustness and control. That trade sacrifices straight-line efficiency for predictable handling through Spa’s demanding changes.
Verstappen called the wing’s transition behaviour “super dangerous.”
McLaren shelved plans to trial a revolving flap in Austria, but introduces a new rear wing at Spa. The design is unrelated, and could precede an updated moveable-flap package later.
These variable-geometry concepts target drag reduction on the straights by reorienting flow, then restoring load for corners. The mode switch remains the critical risk, combining aero, structural, and actuator control.
Red Bull’s investigation continues away from race pressure, informed by telemetry and component analysis. For technical context, see the report on Verstappen rear wing failure after recent high-speed incidents.
Red Bull plans a potential reintroduction only after a safety-led redesign and validation.
The Spa layout rewards reliability and confidence as much as peak efficiency. Expect Red Bull to protect its competitive edge while balancing risk at the Circuit Spa-Francorchamps this weekend.
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Red Bull axes ‘Macarena’ Rear Wing
After
2 high-speed Verstappen crashes
the innovative rotating wing is
sidelined for Spa
After
2 high-speed Verstappen crashes
the innovative rotating wing is
sidelined for Spa
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Spa-Francorchamps
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Rotating (Out)
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Conventional (In)
Innovation ⟶ Risk, Reliability ⟶ Reward. For now, Spa demands stability.
Red Bull pauses its radical rear wing pursuit — driver safety first.
Red Bull pauses its radical rear wing pursuit — driver safety first.
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