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McLaren joins Monaco tech trend with intricate winglet

McLaren has joined the Monaco Grand Prix trend of exploiting the removal of active aero to add extra fins to the rear wing of its Formula 1 car.The FIA has decided not to have any straight mode activation zones for this weekend’s race, on what is the tightest circuit on the calendar, meaning F1’s moveable aero will not be used for the first time in 2026.Its absence has allowed teams to jump on an opportunity to remove their normal wing actuators and instead exploit legality boxes where bodywork is allowed to introduce some winglets.Under F1’s technical regulations, as long as the dimensions of any bodywork here fall within an area allowed for the adjuster fairing then that bodywork is deemed legal.While a number of other teams’ winglets were visible earlier on Thursday in Monaco, McLaren …


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Author: Jon Noble

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