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“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'Connor4 months ago4 months 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…

Sainz “happy” with P4 in qualifying, but admits achieving a podium finish in F1 Hungarian GP will be “very difficult”

Magdalena Put4 months ago4 months ago04 mins

Carlos Sainz was ‘best of the rest’ on Saturday, qualifying P4 at the Hungaroring as Ferrari’s pace-related struggles continued. Ferrari’s weekend has been a mixed bag so far. Sainz topped the first practice session of the weekend, but they’ve seemingly been on the back foot since FP2. The Ferrari duo was split by Lewis Hamilton,…

“This world has taught me to be a bit more on the selfish side and look out for myself” — Sainz in no rush to decide F1 future

Karishma Persad4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

During the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz indicated that “a decision [on his future] would be taken very soon” despite him having not yet decided on his future team and still being in ongoing discussions with his team. Despite this uncertainty, however, Sainz stated that he did not want to wait much longer as…

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

Harshpreet Kaur4 months ago4 months 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…

Vasseur: “Using the tyres correctly has five times as much impact as an upgrade” in modern F1

Rachel Stephens4 months ago4 months ago010 mins

Co-Author: Chiara Martin In a recent interview, Ferrari team principal, Frédéric Vasseur, shed light on the team’s ongoing challenges and shift in focus from chasing major upgrades to prioritising tyre performance. The Spanish GP was a bumpy ride for the team, and despite bringing updates to the race weekend in June, they failed to deliver…

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

Ryan McGahey4 months ago4 months 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…

Nico Hulkenberg driving in the rain at Silverstone

Haas extend Ferrari technical partnership until 2028 and continue Toyota talks

Luke-John Buckle4 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Haas has extended their technical partnership with Ferrari until the end of the 2028 season. The American team will continue to benefit from Ferrari power units in the continuation of a collaboration that began in 2016, Haas’s first year of Formula 1. Ayao Komatsu, Team Principal of Haas said: “I’m thrilled to extend our relationship…

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

David Coath5 months ago5 months 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…

Sainz “did the maximum” following eventful F1 British GP, praises his engineers for getting the calls spot on

Rachel Stephens5 months ago09 mins

Despite Silverstone’s unpredictable weather and ever-changing track conditions, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz delivered all-important points for the team, finishing in P5 after a P7 start on the grid. As the GP weekend began, it was clear that the British weather would play a major role in the race’s events. Despite the rain and need for continuous…

He “had to go in qualifying with a car he didn’t drive before” — Vasseur defends Leclerc’s tough F1 British GP weekend

Harshpreet Kaur5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

The 2024 British Grand Prix weekend has been one to forget for Charles Leclerc, who finished the race in P14. This is the third time in the last four races that Charles Leclerc has participated in a race weekend only to have no points to show for it over a Grand Prix distance. He’s scored…