The tightened front wing rule in Formula 1 is considered a possible stumbling block for McLaren – however, the industry leader is demonstrative.
“We are pretty sure that the (the flexible front wings, editor’s note) is not our miracle cure,” said World Cup leader Oscar Piatri before the Grand Prix in Spain: “We don’t have one thing.”
The biggest thing about the recycling of the rules by the World Association is “how over -gyped it is,” said Piastri: “We know the difference, and in a way, every team has to adapt.”
The FIA has for the race in Barcelona (Sunday, 3 p.m./Live at RTL) the stress tests for the front wings change. This should make it even more difficult to use flexible wings.
Those that change their position under aerodynamic load and thus bring the desired advantages when it is slower and when driving quickly.
McLaren was most recently a pioneer in this area, the competition around Red Bull followed, but had continued to call for a regular rate at the FIA.
Formula 1: Verstappen does not expect a McLar slump
In theory, the teams that have so far been less successful with the concept of the “Flexi-Wing” could benefit. World champion Max Verstappen is part of his Red Bull racing team. “These wings never brought us a big performance advantage,” he said on Thursday, “no idea whether we did anything wrong or didn’t get the maximum out.”
However, the Dutch does not expect any major burglaries from the competition. “This should also be regulated for the other teams,” said Verstappen: “If you have a good car, you have a good car.”
Piatri leads in the World Cup classification with a three-point lead over his team rival Lando Norris, Verstappen is the third 25 points behind the top.