Scuderia Ferrari

“Bouncing an intrinsic weakness of the car” since the beginning of the year — Sainz on Ferrari’s lack of pace at F1 British GP

Syrine Ferchichi2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Since bringing upgrades to the Spanish Grand Prix last month, Ferrari has regressed backwards, with both drivers mentioning bouncing in the fast corners, and a plain lack of overall speed. To mitigate this issue, Ferrari reverted to older floors for the British Grand Prix, a fast-paced circuit with many corners in the middle sector that…

Ferrari’s Barcelona updates “comes with other limitations” after difficult F1 Austrian GP weekend — Leclerc

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

For the second time in three Grands Prix, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc failed to finish in the points. Starting P6, he had Oscar Piastri and Sergio Pérez either side of him heading into turn 1. As he tried to back out of it to avoid contact, the McLaren driver clipped his front wing and was forced…

Leclerc: Ferrari facing a “short blanket” with SF-24 as they try to “balance” low and high speed performance at F1 Austrian GP

Syrine Ferchichi3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc had a disappointing qualifying session at the Austrian Grand Prix. On his final lap, he made a mistake entering Turn 4. In an attempt to recover time in the subsequent corners, Leclerc’s plan backfired, seeing him end up in the gravel at turns 6 and 9. Despite his confidence that set-up changes…

Sainz says Ferrari “bouncing” at F1 Austrian GP “makes our high speed exaggeratedly slow” after qualifying P4

Evan Roberts3 months ago07 mins

Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will start tomorrow’s Austrian Grand Prix on the second row of the grid in a strong P4. Despite this, the Spaniard is unimpressed by the pace his car has shown over the last few races, citing issues through high speed corners that has hampered their lap time. Sainz had a strong…

F1 | Austrian GP | Qualifying | Verstappen dominates to take pole from Norris and Russell

James O'Connor3 months ago07 mins

Q1 Max Verstappen was first out of the pits and logged a 1:06.054 to kick things off, with Sergio Perez just under 0.2s away. A 1:05.941 from Carlos Sainz saw the Spaniard break the 66s barrier to go fastest. However, that was beaten by 0.040s seconds later by teammate Charles Leclerc. Norris and Piastri managed…

Carlos Sainz has learned to trust “very few” people in the paddock amid the talk about his F1 future

Anna Elizabeth Krausová3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Carlos Sainz is still the hot topic on the drivers’ market as he’s considering all options for his future in Formula 1. He was recently being linked to Sauber or Williams, and now the talk is that Alpine came in with an offer that could be the dealbreaker for the Spaniard. Even though Sainz promised…

Vasseur strongly denies that Ferrari is getting outdeveloped by McLaren after the F1 Spanish GP

Öykü Ceylan3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

After the Spanish Grand Prix, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur provided insightful commentary on the state of the team’s development and their recent performance compared to competitors. When asked about Ferrari’s current rate of development, particularly in comparison to McLaren, Vasseur disagreed with the assessment that the Woking-based team has got the jump. Ferrari had…

Four different F1 teams on pole at the last four races shows it’s “not crystal clear that one is better than the other one” — Vasseur

Chiara Martin3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur provided a detailed analysis of the team’s performance struggles in the 2024 Formula 1 season. Addressing comparisons between the team’s challenges in races such as Shanghai, Suzuka, and the recent Barcelona Grand Prix, Vasseur highlighted the tight competition among the top teams and the impact of minor differences in performance….

Ferrari “went away from the optimal strategy by trying to undercut the Mercedes” during F1 Spanish GP — Sainz

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

Starting P6 at his home race in Barcelona behind his teammate in P5, it has not been an easy Spanish Grand Prix weekend for Carlos Sainz. Both the Ferraris started on new soft tyres behind both the Mercedes on old soft tyres. On lap 3, Sainz went around the outside and overtook Leclerc. It caused…

Vasseur: Light contact between Sainz and Leclerc in F1 Spanish GP “part of the game”

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

Fred Vasseur has played down simmering tensions between his drivers following the Spanish Grand Prix. Speaking post-race, Charles Leclerc explained that the team had said before the race to look after the tyres and in the opening stint as they looked to put the pressure on Lewis Hamilton in front later on. However, Carlos Sainz…