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Ferrari F1 appoints former Mercedes engineer Loïc Serra as new Chassis Technical Director

Ferrari has announced the appointment of Loïc Serra as its new chassis technical director. Serra, formerly the performance director at Mercedes, will officially join Ferrari on the 1st of October and report directly to team principal Fred Vasseur. Serra’s move to Ferrari was initially confirmed in the summer of 2023, but due to an extended…

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Vasseur reveals that Ferrari believed in the execution of one-stop strategy at F1 Italian GP “after ten laps with the hards”

Starting from fourth and fifth on the grid, Ferrari’s hopes of lifting the biggest trophy at the Italian Grand Prix were understandably low. And yet, the ‘Prancing Horse’ pulled off a dazzling heist against two incredibly quick McLarens—aided by an audacious one-stop strategy call and Charles Leclerc’s premium tyre management masterclass. Surrounded by the Tifosi…

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Leclerc proclaims that “tyre management” will determine the outcome of F1 Italian GP

As the passionate Tifosi showed up in thousands at the historic Monza circuit, Ferrari hoped to live up to their expectations by securing the pole position in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix. Despite being in contention, besting the McLarens and the Mercedes of George Russell proved to be an insurmountable task as Charles Leclerc…

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Charles Leclerc “really happy” as F1 Dutch GP podium a “good surprise”

After a disappointing P6 in qualifying, 9 tenths off the pole sitter Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc mentioned it will be a miracle to get up to the podium places as the McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull just showed more pace in Zandvoort than Ferrari. However with the perfect strategy, far better race pace compared to…

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“It’s too much” — Leclerc rues a gap of nine tenths to pole as Ferrari struggles to find pace at F1 Dutch GP

After Carlos Sainz failed to make an appearance in the final segment, hopes of the Tifosi rested on Charles Leclerc as he continued to wrestle the unruly SF-24 in Q3. However, the best he could extract from the car was a lap time of 1:10:582, leaving him just over nine tenths behind pole man Lando…

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Charles Leclerc calls Ferrari “fourth fastest team” on the grid as he leaves the F1 Belgian GP “not so happy”

Charles Leclerc goes into the summer break with mixed feelings about the performance and speed of the SF-24 car and the position Ferrari currently has against its main competitors. While he finished the race in a relatively positive fourth place and was later promoted to P3 after the disqualification of George Russell, the Monégasque is…

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Carlos Sainz rues “one tricky run” as he “struggled” at the end of Q3 in F1 Belgian GP qualifying

Carlos Sainz will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix race from P7, six places behind his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc who inherited pole position following Red Bull’s Max Verstappen’s 10-place grid penalty. Speaking after Saturday’s qualifying session, Sainz described it as “strong” but admitted that he had struggled at the end of Q3 when it mattered…

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“Where we improved quite a bit was to put the tyres in the right window” — Leclerc highlights key area for Q3 gains that led to pole for F1 Belgian GP

It is a clean day for Scuderia Ferrari F1 driver Charles Leclerc as he bags another P1 start after inheriting pole position from Max Verstappen who has a 10-place grid penalty. Leclerc grabbed the 2nd slot in Q3 with a 1:53:754, 0.595s behind the Dutchman who set the fastest lap of qualifying on Saturday afternoon….

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F1 | Belgian GP | Qualifying | Verstappen fastest by almost 0.6s in qualifying, Leclerc to start on pole for Ferrari

Qualifying kicked off at Spa in very wet conditions following heavy rain that started in FP3. Q1 Championship contender Lando Norris was first out, posting a 1:58.894. However, a 1:57.411 from Piastri saw him beat his teammate by almost 1.5s, with Hülkenberg splitting them. On his first flier, a 1:56.003 from Max Verstappen put him…

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Mattia Binotto will have “full responsibility” for Audi’s F1 project — Bravi

Earlier this week, Audi announced that former Ferrari team manager Mattia Binotto will join the team as the sole leader of their F1 effort, effectively replacing both team CEO Andrea Seidl and chairman Oliver Hoffmann. As the team gears up for its imminent takeover of the Sauber team, rumours emerged over the reality of the…

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