Red Bull ditches 'Macarena' wing for Spa after Verstappen's crashes

Red Bull has removed its version of the revolving 'Macarena' wing for Formula 1's Belgian Grand Prix after back-to-back high-speed crashes for Max Verstappen.

Verstappen was critical of the "super dangerous" rear wing issues that led to him crashing in qualifying for the Austrian GP and out of a potential podium finish at the British GP.

The problems occur when the moveable Red Bull rear wing switches from straight mode to corner mode, although exactly what's been going wrong with the design isn't yet clear.

Red Bull debuted its revolving rear wing at the Miami GP alongside the race debut of Ferrari's version, which had raised so many eyebrows when it first broke cover during pre-season testing.

But in the wake of Verstappen's British GP crash at Copse, Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies promised Red Bull would conduct a thorough analysis of the issues and did not rule out ditching that wing solution.

On Thursday at Spa it emerged that Red Bull has parked its revolving wing for this weekend.

The Race understands it could return after modifications are made to it.

Ferrari's version wing needed extensive on-track testing before it was raced on the car - it has since stayed on since that Miami debut - while McLaren had to abandon plans to trial its own version of the wing in Austria.

McLaren has a new rear wing assembly for the Belgian GP, but it has nothing to do with its revolving flap, which could also reappear in a modified form later this year.