Mercedes is yet to introduce an upside-down rear wing, but it did consider it.
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Mercedes could have been the first Formula 1 team to introduce the amazing reverse rear wing nicknamed "Macarena". Simone Resta, deputy technical director of the German team, reveals that this solution was already on the drawing boards of Brackley more than a year before its appearance at Ferrari. However, after a thorough study, Mercedes decided to abandon the concept, considering its advantages insufficient to justify the necessary investments…