Red Bull To Run Same Rear Wing As Last Year At Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

The RB19 is running low downforce on this front-limited track.

The Red Bull F1 team is gearing up for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a strategy that's sure to turn heads: they're using the same rear wing they used last year. 

This low-downforce wing will allow the RB19 to reach high top speeds with the team putting plenty of confidence in their floor.

🔧 | Rear Wing Thursday!

Red Bull are bringing the LOW Downforce wing to Jeddah

This will allow HIGHER top speeds in the race weekend

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The Jaddah track is a front-limited track unlike the Bahrain Grand Prix two weeks before, so this low-drag rear end isn't such a surprise. Ferrari has increased the downforce at the rear, highlighting their limits at Bahrain, but the Milton Keynes squad must have plenty of trust in their floor to create the downforce necessary for the high-speed, but treacherous corners. 

Red Bull F1 team's decision to use the same rear wing as last year is simple: if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Maybe the limit on wind tunnel time also has something to do with this, but it's likely that the rear wing is not a priority of improvement for the Red Bull crew.