TECH WEEKLY: McLaren's key front wing change that looks to maintain the pressure on Red Bull


McLaren continues to be Red Bull’s strongest challenger and for Austria it brought what it hopes will be a further step in maintaining the pressure.
It was all about a visibly small detail change to the front wing endplate. But what that change signifies is a serious attempt at better resolving a conflict that is inherent to all these cars in this regulation set – maintaining a consistent balance between low and high-speed corners.

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