Decryption: McLaren and its fins of discord

In the eye of the storm since Monza, then in Baku, where its front and rear wings had proven abnormally flexible, McLaren was ordered by the FIA to modify its rear part in Asia. A decision which raises many questions.

Published on 26/09/2024 à 13:14

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Decryption: McLaren and its fins of discord

Why is McLaren's rear wing under scrutiny?

This was the question on everyone's lips in Singapore. Legal or illegal? In the dock was the rear wing seen in Baku, whose upper flap tips deformed under full load, producing a mini-DRS effect, leading to reduced drag and increased top speed. Oscar piastri has largely benefited from it in a straight line by resisting Charles Leclerc, powerless for 25 laps in Azerbaijan. For Red Bull, there was no doubt. Faced with on-board images revealing the elasticity of the Australian winner's rear wing, the team Milton Keynes filed a complaint with the FIA and requested clarification, as it had done for the papaya front wing a few