Red Bull just dropped a bombshell in Miami—and it's doing the Macarena. The team's new rear wing, which flips upside down on the straights, has already sparked comparisons to Ferrari's controversial design, and early signs suggest it could be even faster.
The 2026 Formula 1 season was always going to look different. With new regulations, active aerodynamics, and a power unit split nearly 50/50 between combustion and electric, engineers were handed a clean slate for the first time in years. But no one predicted that the season's most talked-about innovation would be a rear wing nicknamed after a 1990s line dance.
Ferrari turned heads during pre-season testing in Bahrain with its unique rear wing design, which rotates at the end of straights to reduce drag. The wing made its race weekend debut at the Chinese Grand Prix, but Ferrari reverted to a more traditional setup after first practice. Now, they've brought a revised version to Miami.
Red Bull, meanwhile, quietly tested their own interpretation at Silverstone during the five-week gap caused by the cancelled Bahrain and Saudi Arabian rounds. And they've arrived in Florida ready to compete.
The FIA technical document for the Miami Grand Prix shows that 10 of the 11 teams have brought new parts. But the only updates anyone in the paddock is talking about are the two rear wings on the back of the SF-26 and the RB22.
The 2026 regulations replaced traditional DRS with a broader active-aero concept, allowing teams to design rear wings that change shape between cornering and straight-line modes. Most teams interpreted this as a hinged flap—a fancier version of what we had before. Ferrari did not.
Ferrari's design rotates up to 270 degrees, earning the "Macarena" nickname because the upper element swings through such an extreme arc that the car looks like it's dancing on the back straight. Red Bull's version, debuted in FP1 on Friday, is substantially different—rotating about 160 degrees in the opposite direction.
Both aim to reduce drag and increase straight-line speed, but Red Bull's approach could prove more efficient. With Ferrari's revised wing and Red Bull's bold new design, the battle for aerodynamic supremacy is heating up in Miami.