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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Hamilton climbs into car ahead of Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix
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Lewis Hamilton: Car balance was “completely off” in F1 Chinese GP

Lewis Hamilton had a challenging F1 Chinese GP following an encouraging China Sprint Race victory, finishing sixth before being disqualified alongside Scuderia Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc due to a technical infringement. Struggle against teammate Charles Leclerc despite lap one incident Hamilton and Leclerc qualified for a third-row lockout, starting in P5 and P6 for the…

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Russell and Antonelli hopeful to “challenge those ahead” in F1 Chinese GP Sprint

Mercedes found itself in a solid but not spectacular position after Sprint Qualifying at the F1 Chinese GP, with George Russell securing P5 and rookie Kimi Antonelli taking P7. Russell posted a best time of 1:31.169, while Antonelli trailed by just over half a second with a 1:31.738 as he struggled on softs. Tyre warm…

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As Ferrari secure their first Sprint pole of 2025, Lewis Hamilton says that a really strong first sector and little increments allowed him to set the fastest lap at the F1 Chinese GP
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Finding “little increments” everywhere — Hamilton details first Sprint pole with Ferrari at F1 Chinese GP

After their disappointing start to the season in Melbourne, Ferrari appear to have taken a step forward in performance with Lewis Hamilton charging to pole and Charles Leclerc setting the fourth-fastest time in qualifying for the F1 Chinese GP Sprint race, with Fred Vasseur also giving his reaction. The Brit’s benchmark of 1:30.849 is now…

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“He is fighting more me than others” — Leclerc unhappy with Sainz’s driving during F1 Chinese GP Sprint as contact is made

After a tough qualifying in the rain yesterday for the Sprint, Sainz qualified P5 while Leclerc in P7. Ferrari decided to go on different strategies in the 19-lap race as Sainz started the on a new medium versus Leclerc started on 4-lap old mediums. Both of them gained a position on the first lap of…

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Perez on the double overtake that gave him P3 in F1 Chinese GP Sprint: “I saw the opportunity and went for it”

The return of the Chinese Grand Prix to the Formula 1 calendar after 5 years happened in style with a sprint race weekend that felt like pure uncertainty. The current championship leader and champion, Max Verstappen, started from the second row while his teammate would start from sixth place with a set of used Pirelli…

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