Ferrari ran a movable front wing DRS device during a recent Pirelli tyre test in Budapest, helping the tyre manufacturer gain further insight into the effects of next year’s downforce reduction.

Next year sees Formula 1 introduce very different aerodynamic regulations, with movable front and rear wings to optimise the car for both cornering and straight-line speed.

Ferrari carries out F1 2026 mule car test with movable aero

At a recent tyre test carried out by Pirelli at the Hungaroring, Ferrari and Alpine supplied a driver and a mule car – an F1 2025 chassis adapted to fit the new, narrower construction tyres being introduced – to carry out the tyre manufacturer’s test programme.

A technical directive, introduced in June, permitted the use of movable front wing aero devices for such t

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