McLaren Explains Why It Shelved New F1 Front Wing in Montreal

Why McLaren removed its new front wing before F1 sprint qualifying in Canada

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri did not feel comfortable with McLaren’s new front wing in practice, prompting the team to revert to its previous specification in Canada

McLaren explains why it shelved new F1 front wing in Montreal

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri did not feel comfortable with McLaren’s new front wing in practice, prompting the team to revert to its previous specification in Canada

Why did McLaren ditch its all-new front wing in Montreal sprint qualifying?

Heading into Sprint Qualifying, Piastri’s form was something of an unknown. A heavy lock‑up in FP1 left him without a clean soft‑tyre lap, while Norris struggled for confidence in the early running. But once the team reverted to the... More »

Gary Anderson on the front wing McLaren had to remove

McLaren brought what can only be called a raft of updates to Montreal, it was the final parts to complete the update they introduced in Miami.(‘Raft’, no pun intended, because of the boating lake and the fact that Jordan, where Gary was technical director, won the last five raft races held on the grand prix weekend across the lake, seen below in 2018).Back to the front wing, this area is critical to the flow structure the rest of the car has to …