Christian Horner has mocked the rumor that Red Bull forgot to bring a low downforce rear wing to Las Vegas, joking that these things “can happen” before insisting that it doesn’t. is not what happened.

Whether it was the wrong wing or an overlooked low downforce wing, Red Bull’s rear wing has been the subject of various rumors after a disappointing Thursday night at Sin City.

Did Red Bull forget to pack the low downforce rear wing?

Max Verstappen was just 17th in second practice, two seconds behind leader Lewis Hamilton and 1.998 seconds slower than title rival Lando Norris, who he must beat by three points to wrap up the championship this weekend.

Red Bull lost much of that time on the straights where they were half a second off the pace.

Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Helmut Marko revealed the RB20 was I don’t wear the right wing for the circuit.

“We don’t have another rear wing, a smaller rear wing, like we see from our competitors,” he said. Motorsport. “It would be more useful, that’s for sure.”

Asked if Red Bull could send one to the circuit before Friday’s qualifying, he replied: “No.”

But even though it made headlines about the “wrong” wing and even the fact that Red Bull forgot to bring the right one, Horner says that’s not what happened – it’s rather that Red Bull does not have a very low downforce wing to use.

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Asked about the rear wing rumor, Horner clarified Sky F1 meant the one who claimed Red Bull was “forgetting it”, the team boss said: “Well, you know it can happen… No, we haven’t forgotten a rear wing.”

Asked about the wing problem, he insisted: “There’s no problem with it, I’m not sure where it comes from.

“But we don’t have a wing specifically designed for very low downforce, which is potentially the case here and at Monza. I mean, the money involved in creating this, within the cost cap, you have to choose where you’re going to spend it.

“So the wing that we have, you end up cutting it to get to top speed and that’s what many, many teams have done.”

Showing a better top speed in Friday’s final practice where Verstappen finished fifth, Horner admitted: “Everything is fine. You use different engine modes and the whole world is very different.

“So yes, we haven’t forgotten our rear wing.”

Verstappen heads into Saturday night’s 50-lap race 62 points ahead of Norris in the overall standings. Drivers’ Championship while Red Bull is third among the constructors, 49 points behind McLaren.

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