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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.

Alex Harrington

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

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.

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. 

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Alex Harrington
ALEX HARRINGTON

Alex is the editor-in-chief of F1 editorial. He fell in love with F1 at the young age of 7 after hearing the scream of naturally aspirated V10s echo through his grandparents' lounge. That year he watched as Michael Schumacher took home his fifth championship win with Ferrari, and has been unable to look away since. 

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