The Maranello team did not want to take risks
Ferrari tested the ‘Macarena‘ rear wing in the only free practice session of the Chinese GP, only to then decide not to use this tool as it was not yet perfectly tuned. The ‘Macarena’ wing, however, was not the only innovation tested by the Maranello team in Shanghai.
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The SF-26s, in fact, also had winglets on the central pillar of the Halo which were then removed before Saturday’s Qualifying after being used in the Sprint race.
According to reports from the publication The-Race.com, Ferrari preferred to remove this aerodynamic innovation to avoid risking post-race problems in case the FIA took a contrary position or a rival team decided to file a protest.
Talks between Ferrari and the FIA are now set to continue to obtain a definitive clarification on the legality of this aerodynamic solution which had passed technical inspections.
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