Ferrari have ‘significantly’ revised their Macarena rear wing with an ‘interesting’ solution

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Ferrari tested a largely redesigned version of their Macarena wing during a filming day at Monza this Wednesday, in a move to refine their upgrades for the Miami Grand Prix.

The Scuderia are keen to hit the ground running when the 2026 F1 season resumes in Miami on May 1-3 following a months-long break. Ferrari have been the second-best team so far in 2026, but they already trail rivals Mercedes by 45 points after just the opening three rounds.

Formula 1 cancelling the races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia is also now set to see most, if not all, of the teams debut their first major updates in America, and Ferrari have a huge upgrade package planned. Ferrari have worked on upgrades for their floor, front wing and rear wing.

It is said that Ferrari tested a new floor and a front wing at Monza this Wednesday, and that they may run them in Miami. It is also said that Ferrari could give their Macarena rear wing its race debut in Miami after testing it during their filming day at the home of the Italian GP.

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Ferrari tested changes to the actuator on their Macarena rear wing at Monza

Ferrari held a filming day at Monza to learn how their engine copes around one of the most power-sensitive circuits on the F1 calendar. But the 200km (124mi) permitted also provided Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc a chance to test Ferrari’s updates prior to the Miami GP.

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And Motorsport.com reports that one of the upgrades that Hamilton and Leclerc tested at Monza was a new version of Ferrari’s Macarena rear wing. The Scuderia have ‘significantly’ revised the endplates on their revolutionary wing concept to better integrate the actuator.

Ferrari have changed the geometries of the endplates, with the front section now carrying a ‘more angular’ design and the upper element is ‘less rounded’ than their initial concept. But Ferrari’s most ‘interesting’ change is how the actuator is incorporated within the endplate.

The actuator that rotates the upper flap of the rear wing, instead of pulling a slot gap open, is now less intrusive to the mainplane. Ferrari believe that the change can improve the way that they manage the airflow around the wing, particularly when the flap is in the closed setting.

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Ferrari first revealed their Macarena rear wing during pre-season testing in Bahrain, and the Scuderia also tested the concept in practice at the Chinese Grand Prix. Yet neither Hamilton nor Leclerc has raced the Macarena rear wing while Ferrari try to overcome the final issues.

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It was reported before their filming day at Monza this week that Ferrari needed to refine the closing time of their Macarena rear wing to ensure that it is legal. F1’s regulations state that the upper flap must shut within four-hundredths of a second, likely hence the new actuator.

Ferrari’s revolutionary rear wing concept had even raised the suspicions of their rival teams when it first broke cover in Bahrain. McLaren chief technical officer and chief designer Rob Marshall says he was not sure at first whether Ferrari’s Macarena rear wing would be legal.

“You design your car, and then you get to the first event and there are quite a few different solutions out there to look at on other people’s cars,” Marshall told RacingNews365.

“You’ve got things like Ferrari’s rear wing, which everyone saw and thought, ‘Oh, OK, yeah, that’s all right. We’re sure that’s legal?’ Yeah, it is. ‘OK, well, well done then’.

“They’ve done some more interesting stuff with their exhaust exit, as well, which everyone looked at and thought, ‘That’s quite interesting’. Yeah, that was good, as well.”