Red Bull had to give up the Macarena wing at Spa
“The old wing? The reason is obvious”. Max Verstappen in Thursday’s press conference did not hide his disappointment over the fact that Red Bull had to take a step back on the use of the Macarena wing.
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The incidents that occurred in Austria in Qualifying and at Silverstone at the end of the race forced the Milton Keynes team to thoroughly analyze the situation and a problem emerged.
“It is a mechanical problem that we identified after the Silverstone incident – explained Red Bull’s technical director Pierre Waché according to the report by The Race – we are solving it. We want to make sure the solution is absolutely reliable before fitting it on the car; it should be ready for Budapest.”
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“We showed them what we did – added Waché regarding the FIA’s concerns – I believe now caution depends on us: we don’t want to take risks and we want absolute certainty.”
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