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Red Bull Ditches Rotating Wing for Spa After Failures

7/16/2026

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Red Bull Ditches Wing

Red Bull Racing will use a rear wing at Spa-Francorchamps, dropping the rotating “Macarena” design.
Rear-wing failures sent Max Verstappen into the gravel in Austria and Britain.
Team principal Laurent Mekies said testing at Silverstone showed the rotating wing could not re-attach airflow after DRS closed.
The FIA is gathering data from Red Bull and Ferrari to assess the rotating wing’s safety.
McLaren may debut its rotating wing at Spa.

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Verstappen Warns Spa

Max Verstappen warned that new energy-management limits on Spa-Francorchamps’ long straights will make the weekend especially demanding.
After the Silverstone incident, he spent part of the week testing on Red Bull’s factory simulator.
Red Bull is working to install a permanent rear-wing fix before the Belgian Grand Prix begins.
Verstappen called Spa-Francorchamps his favourite circuit on the Formula 1 calendar.

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Red Bull Ditches Wing

Red Bull Racing will use a rear wing at Spa-Francorchamps, dropping the rotating “Macarena” design.
Rear-wing failures sent Max Verstappen into the gravel in Austria and Britain.
Team principal Laurent Mekies said testing at Silverstone showed the rotating wing could not re-attach airflow after DRS closed.
The FIA is gathering data from Red Bull and Ferrari to assess the rotating wing’s safety.
McLaren may debut its rotating wing at Spa.

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