F1: Red Bull Abandons ‘Macarena’ Rear Wing for the Belgian Grand Prix

July 16, 2026

Red Bull will return to using a conventional rear wing at the Belgian Grand Prix, held this weekend at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit. According to the GPBlog portal, the team has temporarily set aside the concept known as “Macarena,” adopted after Ferrari introduced the solution for the 2026 Formula 1 season regulations.

The decision comes after Max Verstappen’s crashes at the Austrian Grand Prix and the British Grand Prix. In both races, the four-time world champion lost control of his RB22 due to a failure in the rear wing aero mechanism, which compromised the car’s handling.

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Later, the Dutchman described the situation as dangerous and lamented the repetition of the failures: “At this point, it’s very dangerous because you can really hurt yourself twice. I was lucky in Austria, lucky here, but that’s why you get really irritated with this.”

The “Macarena” concept allows the upper flap of the rear wing to rotate beyond the opening of a conventional DRS, reducing drag more aggressively to boost straight-line speed. Facing the recent problems, Red Bull chose to revert to the conventional system in Spa, while evaluating whether the solution could be reintroduced later in the season.

Jake Thompson

I'm Jake Thompson, a motorsport journalist born and raised in North Carolina, where NASCAR weekends were basically family holidays. I’ve been covering everything from Formula 1 to rally raids for over a decade, blending sharp analysis with a fan’s heart. For me, writing about racing isn’t just a job — it’s the best seat in the house.