Crimson Bull “open-minded” over addressing Verstappen’s rear wing issues

Crimson Bull says it’ll maintain an open thoughts about creating low-drag rear wings for 2025 after Max Verstappen voiced his frustration over not having a bespoke design.

In 2024 Crimson Bull didn’t develop a bespoke low-drag rear wing and as a substitute trimmed its current design for low downforce circuits like Monza and Las Vegas.

That left it on the again foot at these venues, as there was solely a lot the Milton Keynes staff might do earlier than its set-up compromise to search out extra prime velocity began to value its efficiency elsewhere on the automotive and have become a internet destructive train.

Verstappen, who took his fourth straight world title at Vegas after ending fifth and was a distant sixth in Italy, felt Crimson Bull had left itself uncovered at races requiring low-downforce set-up with no devoted rear wing.

“It feels a bit like we throw away two race weekends like this since you positively lose an excessive amount of on the straights,” he mentioned after Vegas.

“We might have favored to have a decrease wing, a lower-downforce wing, or no less than a unique form, a extra environment friendly form. However alternatively, there’s just one extra 12 months left with these guidelines, and I do not know if it is sensible.”

As Verstappen identified, Crimson Bull might have to stay to its weapons because the finances cap is forcing groups to choose their priorities rigorously, and the 2026 automotive mission goes to command many of the out there sources.

Crimson Bull’s technical director Pierre Wache stays pragmatic over the staff’s 2025 technique and whereas the staff will have a look at completely different choices in time for September’s Monza spherical, it might not make sense to develop one other wing.

“It has to do with the finances cap, but additionally with what you discovered,” Wache advised Motorsport.com. “It isn’t as a result of you’ve gotten a unique form than the opposite groups that it’s worse.

“When you’ve gotten a large steadiness subject, then I do not know if the rear wing was the principle subject. We’ll have a look at it, what to do subsequent season and if we discover one thing higher.”

Wache additionally added that Crimson Bull might not essentially discover a low downforce rear wing design that truly works higher with the design of its 2025 automotive.

“I do not dismiss Max’s feedback saying ‘we did not have a look at it sufficient’, but it surely would not essentially imply that we are going to discover a higher resolution,” the Frenchman added.

“I believe there’s a margin between saying ‘the others have performed that and it’s higher’ and being open-minded. I absolutely agree with that remaining half about being open-minded.

“Now we have to have a look at what’s the finest resolution for our automotive. In case you discover a particular form for Monza and Vegas however it’s one tenth slower, then why would you are taking it?”