Charles Leclerc

Leclerc believes Ferrari can make a “big step forward” in the F1 development race once persistent bouncing issue is resolved

Magdalena Put1 day ago1 day ago08 mins

After a difficult triple header, Charles Leclerc finally had a strong showing at the Hungaroring last week. Ferrari have been off their game in recent weeks, after introducing a problematic upgrade in Barcelona and spending the subsequent rounds trying to resolve the issues that arose as a result. Failing to finish in the top ten…

“It’s not enough” — Vasseur wants more Ferrari F1 progress after making Hungarian GP gains compared to 2023

Luke-John Buckle3 days ago3 days ago07 mins

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur is convinced the Italian team is making steps in the right direction but still wants more performance on the SF-24. The Scuderia finished fourth and sixth at the Hungaroring, an improvement on last year when the two Ferraris were on the verge of being lapped by race winner Max Verstappen,…

Leclerc feels Ferrari “had a bit of an edge” on race pace over Mercedes in F1 Hungarian GP

Gabriel Diamante5 days ago5 days ago010 mins

Scuderia Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished 4th in the 2024 Hungarian Grand Prix, outlining that despite the strong race pace, qualifying and track position was the key to a potential podium result behind the dominant McLarens. The Monegasque stated that pitting early in the final stint made things really tricky. He had extended his first…

F1 | Hungarian GP | Race | Piastri wins first Grand Prix from Norris as Verstappen angrily finishes 5th

James O'Connor6 days ago6 days ago010 mins

Pierre Gasly started from pit lane as Alpine added more engine components into the pool. There was a scare for polesitter Lando Norris before the race as he complained about his throttle not working as it should. McLaren changed a throttle damper on the grid. 13 of the drivers started on mediums, with the Astons,…

“We don’t have the performance to do much better” — Leclerc says Ferrari unable to challenge McLaren and Red Bull F1 following Hungarian GP qualifying

James O'Connor6 days ago6 days ago05 mins

Charles Leclerc will start the Hungarian Grand Prix from P6 as Ferrari’s recent struggles continued. The Monegasque driver was half a tenth away from Lewis Hamilton in Q3 on Saturday and said he lost that time in the last corner. Nonetheless, he has been a couple of tenths off teammate Carlos Sainz throughout the weekend…

F1 | Hungarian GP | FP2 | Norris leads Verstappen and Sainz; Leclerc crashes

James O'Connor1 week ago1 week ago03 mins

Nico Hülkenberg returned to the cockpit after missing FP1 and logged a 1:20.201 to start off the late afternoon session. The first driver into the 1:18s was Lewis Hamilton as a 1:18.961 put him almost 0.4s clear of Logan Sargeant. Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez pumped in a 1:18.568 to beat Hamilton by almost 0.4s to…

F1 | Hungarian GP | FP1 | Sainz leads Verstappen and Leclerc; Zhou impresses with P5

Nicolas Lopes1 week ago1 week ago08 mins

In a sweltering hot Hungaroring, with track temperatures in excess of 58°C, the drivers and teams got to work in the first practice session for the 2024 Hungarian GP. Oliver Bearman took the wheel of one of the Haas cars in place of Nico Hulkenberg, to make his third FP1 appearance of the season. Another…

Leclerc has gone “quite extreme in the change of set-up” to try and solve recent Ferrari F1 bouncing issues

Harshpreet Kaur1 week ago1 week ago012 mins

Scuderia Ferrari started the 2024 Formula One season with high hopes. They came out of Maranello and went on to score consecutive podiums and a win for both the drivers, in Australia and Monaco. The Italian team had slowly been building over their momentum from the end of 2023 Formula One season, when Charles Leclerc…

Haas drivers and Charles Leclerc share their advice to Bearman ahead of his full time F1 debut next season

Ryan McGahey1 week ago1 week ago010 mins

With Oliver Bearman set to join Haas in Formula 1 from next season, both of the team’s current driver as well as fellow FDA graduate Charles Leclerc share their expectations and advice for the young Briton Speaking ahead of the British Grand Prix and shortly after Haas’ announcement of new signing Ollie Bearman for the…

Leclerc labels last 4 races “worse than a nightmare” after a frustrating F1 British GP

David Coath2 weeks ago2 weeks ago09 mins

Scuderia Ferrari left Silverstone with 11 points after a P5 finish for Carlos Sainz brought 10 points to the team on top of a bonus point for Sainz claiming the fastest lap at Sunday’s F1 British Grand Prix. Meanwhile, on the other side of the garage, Charles Leclerc endured a torrid time on track after…