Frederic Vasseur explains why Ferrari is unconcerned by FIA Macarena wing checks. Ferrari confident over Macarena wing as Vasseur rules out FIA concerns.

Ferrari remains confident in the reliability of its Macarena rear wing as the FIA examines the safety implications of Red Bull’s recent failures. Team principal Frederic Vasseur has indicated that he does not expect any intervention from the governing body, stressing that Ferrari’s concept works differently and has completed 10,000 km without a technical issue.

FIA investigates after Red Bull’s rear-wing failures

Two closely spaced incidents involving Max Verstappen in Austria and Great Britain, caused by a malfunction of Red Bull’s pivoting rear wing, prompted the FIA to investigate further and clarify whether there were any potentially dangerous consequences for driver safety.

Ferrari’s rear wing has also come under FIA scrutiny, as the Scuderia uses a pivoting rear-wing solution of its own, albeit one that operates differently from Red Bull’s design. The wider technical picture at Spa can be explored in our Belgian Grand Prix pit-lane technical analysis.

Ferrari confident in Macarena wing reliability

Ferrari had already expressed a sense of calm in recent days over its Macarena wing, which has not encountered any technical problems. Red Bull has decided not to bring its version to Spa-Francorchamps and is expected to run it again at the Budapest round after further checks and likely improvements.

Speaking to The Race, Frederic Vasseur said: “Our concept is not similar to Red Bull’s because it does not rotate in the same way. We have not had any problems. At the beginning, we were a little slow in getting it to work and we did not use it in the first races. We brought it to the track after the fourth race and so far we have covered 10,000 km without any problems.”