Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros reflects on working with Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari F1
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Exclusive: Xavier Marcos Padros reflects on working with “special” Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc

In the first part of an exclusive interview with Pit Debrief, Xavier Marcos Padros, current technical director of Cadillac’s LMDh sportscar program, discussed his time as F1 race engineer for Charles Leclerc at Scuderia Ferrari. After an impressive 2018 season with Sauber, Leclerc joined Scuderia Ferrari in 2019, partnering with four-time world champion, Sebastian Vettel….

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FIA releases statement on “tribalist” booing of Max Verstappen and Christian Horner at F1 75
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FIA releases statement on “tribalist” booing of Verstappen and Horner at F1 75

Ahead of F1 testing in Bahrain next week, the FIA has released a statement regarding Max Verstappen and Christian Horner. What happened? Appearing at the F1 75 launch of all ten liveries ahead of the 2025 season in London, Max Verstappen and Christian Horner received boos from the crowd during the event. The Dutch driver,…

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Alpine leadership team “heading in the right direction” in Formula 1 according to Pierre Gasly. The team is now led by Flavio Briatore and Oliver Oakes.
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Gasly: Alpine leadership team “heading in the right direction” in Formula 1

Pierre Gasly praises the leadership of Oliver Oakes and Flavio Briatore as Alpine prepare for the 2025 Formula 1 season. Following a difficult start to the 2024 Formula 1 season, Alpine introduced sweeping management changes in an effort to improve their fortunes. In the wake of leadership changes, the team improved dramatically in the latter…

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Pit Debrief writers predict who will win the 2025 F1 Drivers' Championship. Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, George Russell, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton, Liam Lawson and Kimi Antonelli are all included.
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Pit Debrief writers predict who will win the 2025 F1 World Drivers’ Championship

Ahead of a new Formula 1 season, Pit Debrief writers are predicting who will come out on top in the 2025 F1 World Drivers’ Championship. Max Verstappen — Rachel Stephens Let’s talk about our most recent world champion, shall we? With a great (but not the best!) car in 2024, Max Verstappen still managed to…

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Leclerc has said that his first impression of the SF-25 was positive after Ferrari F1 completed their shakedown on Wednesday
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“It felt good” — Leclerc on his first feeling driving the SF-25 during Ferrari F1 shakedown

Charles Leclerc found himself behind the wheel of the SF-25 for the first time yesterday as Ferrari completed their first filming day ahead of the F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. After the Italian marque unveiled their official livery at the F1 75 season launch event on February 18, they conducted their customary shakedown at the…

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