Brushing off the changes they made to the MCL38’s rear wing to secure pole position in Singapore, Andrea Stella says the whole saga has been great for McLaren as it “distracted” their rivals. McLaren clinched their fourth win of F1 2024 last time out in Azerbaijan after which social media was awash with videos of what was dubbed the ‘mini DRS’ on Oscar Piastri’s low-downforce rear wing.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Formula One leaders McLaren will modify the rear wings on their cars after talks with the governing FIA at the Singapore Grand Prix following concern from rival teams. The British-based team went top of the standings in Azerbaijan last weekend but drew scrutiny of how the rear wing functioned at speed,

F1’s regulations limit the amount of flexibility permitted, but teams try to find ways to maximize this to improve performance.