Q1 Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz and George Russell were on mediums to start qualifying. The Brit did pit at the end of his push lap and did not post a time. The Alpine of Esteban Ocon logged a 1:16.645 to kick things off, leading Magnussen, Sargeant, Gasly and Hülkenberg. On the mediums, a 1:16.463 from…
On February 1st, Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton announced that he would be leaving Mercedes after 11 years together and would be joining Scuderia Ferrari to drive alongside Charles Leclerc. This means current Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz will be out of his seat by the end of the 2024 season. Team Principal Fred Vaaseur has…
Ferrari went fastest in FP1 and FP2 as the hugely popular Charles Leclerc pleased the Tifosi in both Friday sessions. The 26-year-old was 0.104s quicker than George Russell in opening practice, and he backed it up in FP2 by outpacing Oscar Piastri by 0.192s. The Scuderia has brought sizeable updates to Imola. Changes have been…
In the week leading up to the 2024 F1 Imola GP race weekend, Scuderia Ferrari announced an organisational change in the operations of Charles Leclerc’s garage. Xavi Marcos, Leclerc’s race engineer, will no longer continue in the role. He has been replaced by Bryan Bozzi, who prior to this, was Leclerc’s performance engineer ever since…
Introduced in 2021, the cost cap obliges all Formula 1 teams to spend a maximum amount of $135m a season. The aim is to help the smaller teams to have a better chance against the bigger ones like Red Bull, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Additionally, a new set of rules was put in place for 2022,…
Scuderia Ferrari has not updated their car since Bahrain. Red Bull and Mclaren brought upgrades to the Japanese and Miami Grands Prix respectively. Both have shown that the upgrades are key this season, which can be seen from Miami as Norris took his maiden win after the MCL38 was significantly changed. Vasseur pointed out with…
In a bid to fortify their team for the upcoming seasons, Ferrari has made significant moves in their management department, appointing Loic Serra as the new Head of Chassis Performance Engineering and Jerome d’Ambrosio as Deputy Team Principal. Effective from October 1, these appointments mark a strategic shift in Ferrari’s leadership structure. With a proven…
There’s been a big change made by Scuderia Ferrari ahead of next weekend’s race trip to Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Xavier Marcos Padros has left his role as Charles Leclerc’s race engineer. In a statement on Twitter, the Italian team confirmed that “Xavi Marcos will bring his valuable experience gained as…
Unable able to participate in the only free practice of the Miami Grand Prix due to a spin on his second push lap in the session, Charles Leclerc bounced back in style across the rest of the weekend. The Monegasque qualified on the front row in both the Sprint Shootout and Grand Prix qualifying, and…
Carlos Sainz, who came home P4 in Miami before a time penalty saw him drop to 5th following contact with Oscar Piastri, had a lightning launch from the line moving into second before turn 1. But all his good work was undone as the Red Bull of Sergio Perez steamed in, locking up his brakes…
