Charles Leclerc addresses the limitations of the SF-25 and says that Ferrari have been losing ground due to their struggles in qualifying since the 2024 F1 season.
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Leclerc: Ferrari paying the price for F1 qualifying struggles since 2024

Charles Leclerc opened up about the limitations of the SF-25 and the qualifying woes that Ferrari have been grappling with before he was disqualified from the F1 Chinese GP due to failing post-race scrutineering checks. Apart from Lewis Hamilton’s stunning Sprint pole in Shanghai, the Ferrari drivers have failed to qualify in the top three…

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Fred Vasseur says Ferrari are not bothered by the criticisms they have faced after the disqualifications of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton from the F1 Chinese GP
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Vasseur unbothered by criticism of Ferrari after F1 Chinese GP disqualifications

Team principal Fred Vasseur has addressed the double disqualification that Ferrari endured at the F1 Chinese GP after Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton took the chequered flag in fifth and sixth place respectively on Sunday. Although Hamilton secured his and Ferrari’s first Sprint pole and cruised to victory in the Sprint race on Saturday, the…

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Antonelli during Chinese GP
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Mercedes F1 boss Wolff lauds Antonelli for mature drive after sustaining damage on lap one of Chinese GP

Toto Wolff praised Kimi Antonelli for the “maturity” he displayed after sustaining damage to his Mercedes in the opening stages of the Chinese GP. Starting the race from P8 on the grid, Antonelli was trailing behind the Ferrari drivers, who made contact shortly after the start. The incident caused the front wing end plate of Charles Leclerc’s…

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Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has addressed Charles Leclerc's surprising pace and Lewis Hamilton's sudden drop in performance at the Chinese GP last Sunday
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Vasseur: Ferrari “surprised” by Leclerc’s pace after sustaining damage at F1 Chinese GP

Team principal Fred Vasseur has opened up about Charles Leclerc’s unexpected pace and Lewis Hamilton’s sudden drop in performance at the F1 Chinese GP as the Ferrari duo took the chequered flag in fifth and sixth place respectively on Sunday. Although he bounced back from his poor showing in Melbourne in a stellar fashion to…

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Andrea Stella has said that the brake issue faced by Lando Norris at the F1 Chinese GP is unacceptable for McLaren from a reliability standpoint
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“Not acceptable from a reliability point of view” — Stella on brake issue that Norris experienced at F1 Chinese GP

Team principal Andrea Stella has addressed the late brake issue that Lando Norris encountered at the Shanghai International Circuit as McLaren secured their first 1-2 finish of the season at the F1 Chinese GP.  After aborting his final flying lap in Q3 due to a couple of mistakes and starting from third on the grid…

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Lewis Hamilton's car being checked at the Chinese GP
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Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly disqualified from F1 Chinese GP

Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly have all been disqualified from the F1 Chinese GP, the FIA has announced. This comes after Leclerc and Gasly’s cars were both found to be under the minimum weight set out by FIA regulations, while Hamilton suffered skid wear that exceeded the permitted level.  Charles Leclerc and Pierre…

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Jack Doohan and Pierre Gasly driving the Alpine A525 during Qualifying at the 2025 Chinese GP.

Gasly: “We’ll just have to do a better job than the others” after Alpine Q1 exit at F1 Chinese GP

It was a disappointing Saturday at the 2025 F1 Chinese GP for BWT Alpine F1 Team’s Pierre Gasly and Jack Doohan with both drivers failing to score points during the Sprint Race before being knocked out in the first round of Qualifying. The morning’s Sprint Race brought disappointing results for Alpine, with rookie driver Doohan…

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Leclerc during Qualifying for F1's 2025 Chinese GP
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Leclerc: Ferrari F1 Chinese GP qualifying performance “more representative” compared to the Sprint one

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc will be starting the Chinese GP from the third row on the grid after qualifying in P6. Leclerc had a difficult start to the weekend after qualifying P4 for the Sprint, two-tenths adrift from teammate Lewis Hamilton, who scored pole. During the Sprint, P4 on the grid turned into P5 on…

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Lewis Hamilton qualified fifth in the 2025 F1 Chinese GP and will start Sunday's race from the third row.
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Hamilton: SF-25 “quite snappy” in qualifying after F1 Sprint dominance at Chinese GP

After a dominant start to the 2025 F1 Chinese GP weekend, Lewis Hamilton’s weekend took a somewhat sour turn during the qualifying session. Though he made it into the third round (Q3), he struggled to get his car to the top of the timesheet, and ultimately, qualified fifth—three-tenths off pole-sitter Oscar Piastri. Hamilton, winner of…

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