{"id":44076,"date":"2026-09-01T16:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/44076\/"},"modified":"2026-09-01T16:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T16:25:56","slug":"mclaren-to-run-rotating-f1-rear-wing-in-italy-calls-it-h-wing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/italy\/44076\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren to run rotating F1 rear wing in Italy, calls it H-wing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The McLaren<\/a> Formula 1 team will introduce the H-Wing, its own version of the rotating rear wing, at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix at Monza.<\/p>\n

McLaren had been working on its own interpretation of the upside-down rear wing, which rotates 180 degrees between cornering mode and straight mode, for some time after seeing Ferrari<\/a> introduce it during winter testing.<\/p>\n

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The Woking team first brought a prototype to the Austrian Grand Prix, but decided against trialling it in free practice after encountering an issue in the garage. It subsequently ran a revised example in Hungary FP1 with a view to introducing it at low-drag, high-speed circuits later, when the concept should help reduce drag on the straights.<\/p>\n

Monza is the first such opportunity, and McLaren has now committed to introducing the H-Wing on both cars.<\/p>\n

The name for the device is not a Star Wars reference, but a nod to the letter H in the Etihad logo that adorns the rear of the MCL40’s rear wing. The letter H runs along the centreline where the H-Wing’s straight mode actuator is positioned.<\/p>\n

It follows a tradition set by the team’s famed F-duct in 2010, which was named after the F in Vodafone along the nose where the duct was installed.<\/p>\n

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McLaren’s new wing features an innovative actuator<\/p>\n

Photo by: Marcel van Dorst \/ EYE4images \/ NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/p>\n

“This weekend, we have brought what we believe is needed to be competitive, including a new low-drag rear wing specification, including the first use of our H-Wing, alongside some small aerodynamic and low-drag options that we will evaluate before deciding the final specification for qualifying,” said McLaren’s technical director Neil Houldey.<\/p>\n

“Overall, we know there is still more performance to unlock from the MCL40, both through maximising the package we already have and through further upgrades planned for the races ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

McLaren will also run a tweaked livery at Monza and at next week’s Spanish Grand Prix to promote its partnership with cryptocurrency company OKX.<\/p>\n

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