Rear wing, McLaren adapts
In the end, McLaren must bow to the Federation. The FIA, which had hinted yesterday that there could be actions taken against the Woking team for the behavior of the rear wing, has requested and obtained modifications to the aerodynamic appendage of the MCL38.
It was McLaren itself, as admitted by the British team, that offered to modify the controversial wing, which flexed to the point of creating a noticeable mini-DRS effect in Baku.
The statement
“Although our Baku rear wing complies with the regulations and passes all the FIA’s deflection tests, McLaren has proactively offered to make some minor modifications to the wing following our conversations with the FIA,” reads the first part of the team’s statement.
The statement concludes with a hint of criticism: “We expect the FIA to have similar discussions with other teams regarding the compliance of their rear wings.”
In short, McLaren does not hide its frustration over this decision, reiterating that the wing passed every type of test by the Federation. Nevertheless, McLaren has already gained almost all the advantage it could from the rear wing, as it would have been used again only in Las Vegas, the third-to-last race of the championship.
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