Red Bull's Hadjar hopes to have 'Macarena' wing back soon: 'More performance'
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11:02, 21 Jul
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Isack Hadjar hopes to have the 'Macarena' wing back on his RB22 for this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
After Red Bull Racing's 'Macarena' wing caused incidents for Max Verstappen at both the Austrian and British Grands Prix, the team returned to its standard rear wing for the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps.
Speaking to GPblog, among others, after finishing sixth in Belgium, Hadjar said he would like to see the 'Macarena' version return as early as next weekend.
"On paper, [the Hungaroring] should be better than Spa, that's what we believe. Also, we're trying to bring the other wing back. If we make it work, there's going to be more performance unlocked. So, yeah, why not? I'm confident."
Hadjar believes that it will be ready for the weekend: "I'm not sure yet, honestly. I really hope so. I think they can. I think there's a few checks we need to confirm, but I really hope so. Even if it comes a bit late, I think it's more performance."
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After the race, Max Verstappen was also asked about the team's rear-wing situation. The Dutchman added: "You mean the old rear wing. It performed well. I kept it on the road, which I think is the first thing. We were just a little bit more competitive, and the balance was a little bit better. But we struggled more on the Hard, as simple as that.
Looking ahead to the next race, the four-time world champion added: "Honestly, of course it’s nice to be less starved in Hungary, but I don’t know whether that’s good or bad because, at the end of the day, there are a lot of corners and you need good cornering performance from the car, which makes it impossible to know how good we are going to be."
Red Bull director shares timeline for 'Macarena' wing return
The team's technical director, Pierre Wache, also hopes to have rear wing ready for the Hungaroring. "It's a mechanical problem that we spotted after the accident in Silverstone. We'll fix it. We are trying to prove that we are bulletproof before to put on the car and it should be ready for Budapest," he said.
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"We look at the wing and we know what happened. We know how to fix it. That is just to make sure that it's ready and bulletproof. I don't want to be too precise on what we are doing because it's part of the benefit of this wing, because it's a performance benefit to use it. But we take it seriously, we discuss with the FIA internally because it's our duty to make the car safe. We'll make the part stronger and you will see soon back this wing."
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