The FIA has opened safety talks with Red Bull and Ferrari over their revolving rear‑wing concept after Max Verstappen spun into the gravel at Silverstone when a wing problem forced his car off the track.
Verstappen’s incident follows a similar airflow‑reattachment issue in Austria, prompting Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies to say the team will do "whatever is necessary" for the upcoming Belgian Grand Prix, even if that means reverting to a conventional rear wing. The so‑called "Macarena" wing flips upside down to cut drag, with Ferrari’s version rotating roughly 225 degrees clockwise. Both designs were cleared by the FIA before the season and must transition between straight and corner modes within 400 milliseconds.
The governing body will now evaluate whether the mechanisms are reliably safe, potentially imposing extra safeguards or banning the concept if risks are deemed too high. Ferrari has not yet suffered a major failure, whereas Red Bull has experienced two high‑profile incidents. The outcome could influence rear‑wing regulations for future seasons as other teams explore similar low‑drag solutions.
