McLaren CEO Zak Brown has indicated that the Woking-based squad may be the next Formula 1 team to adopt the radical ‘Macarena’ wing, the third team to do so.
The unique and intriguing design, which promotes increased airflow and further downforce, was first spotted on the Scuderia’s SF-26 during pre-season testing in Bahrain.
It was followed by a brief but ultimately binned iteration in China, being temporarily rendered to the scrapheap after free practice.
It returned, apparently for good, at the Miami Grand Prix, after further development via a Ferrari ‘filming day’ test at Monza in the week running up to the race on the Sunshine State.
Red Bull also arrived in Miami with its own version, with the revelation that it had been designed earlier than Ferrari’s.
With now two of the 11 teams having it in its arsenal, Brown revealed to Sky Sports F1 that it would be a no-brainer if the Papaya outfit were to not rule out the possibility of conjuring its own take.
“We have [thought about it], he said.
“As you can imagine, all the teams look at what each other do.
“It’s clever and we think it could be beneficial, so not surprised to see another team using it.”
McLaren have been genuinely considered as one of the teams with the most ingenuity in recent years, debuting its ‘flexi-wing’ in 2024, which led to an FIA clampdown on the design.
This was also followed by unfounded suspicions from Red Bull that it was deploying a suspect procedure to keep its tyres cool in races, which was giving them an overall performance advantage.
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