SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - NOVEMBER 08: Race winner Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren and Third

Why McLaren went the opposite way to Mercedes on their front wing

Technical ContributorsMark Hughes and Giorgio Piola

Just underscoring the idea that what works for one car won’t necessarily be good for another, McLaren have made precisely the opposite change in their front wing philosophy to that recently made by Mercedes.

The new McLaren wing in Sao Paulo is joined to the nose via the middle of the three elements rather than the bottom element used previously. Mercedes made the opposite change at the recent US Grand Prix.