Tag: SF-24
“We are speaking about one-tenth” — Vasseur on the very close fight between Ferrari and McLaren in 2024 F1 season
Ferrari has had a good start to the 2024 season. They are the only team other than Red Bull to win a race to date as Carlos Sainz took the win at Albert Park in Melbourne last month. Behind these two teams, McLaren looks like they are establishing themselves as the third fastest one. The…
Ferrari teases excitement with upcoming F1 Miami GP livery: A blend of iconic blues
Scuderia Ferrari has announced that they will be unveiling their special livery for the upcoming 2024 Miami Grand Prix, featuring two classic shades of blue – Azzurro La Plata and Azzurro Dino. This will help to commemorate their 70th anniversary in America’s marketplace. Ferrari has not raced with a blue livery since the 1964 USA and…
Ferrari needs to “understand” a “very strange” lack of pace on hards in F1 Chinese GP compared to McLaren — Leclerc
Leclerc started 6th at the Chinese Grand Prix in front of his teammate Carlos Sainz who qualified P7. Both Ferraris were struggling during qualifying on Saturday as they ended up behind Alonso and the McLarens. The Monegasque driver was expecting a smoother race day as the Ferrari seems much stronger on race pace versus one-lap…
Leclerc confident Ferrari “can come back on the podium tomorrow” after tricky F1 Chinese GP qualifying for the Scuderia
After qualifying P7 for the Sprint Race yesterday in wet conditions, Charles Leclerc went one better for the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday. He pipped teammate Carlos Sainz by 0.008s to claim a third row spot. Leclerc was quick to admit he was not happy with where he had qualified. There were six tenths between…
“He is fighting more me than others” — Leclerc unhappy with Sainz’s driving during F1 Chinese GP Sprint as contact is made
After a tough qualifying in the rain yesterday for the Sprint, Sainz qualified P5 while Leclerc in P7. Ferrari decided to go on different strategies in the 19-lap race as Sainz started the on a new medium versus Leclerc started on 4-lap old mediums. Both of them gained a position on the first lap of…
Vasseur expects Leclerc to fix recent F1 qualifying struggles: “He will be back soon”
Despite Charles Leclerc’s recent problems in qualifying, Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has supported him to get back to his best very soon. Leclerc, who has 23 Formula One pole positions in his career, has been unable to replicate some of his one-lap wonders from previous seasons at the Scuderia so far in 2024. Qualifying…
Verstappen and Perez pleased with balance in F1 Japanese GP practice; Sainz and Leclerc admit Red Bull favourites for pole
Normal service resumed at Suzuka on Friday as Max Verstappen topped FP1. With FP2 held in mixed conditions, only the first session gave us a read on how things might pan out in qualifying on Saturday afternoon. The three-time World Champion topped the times by 0.181s from teammate Sergio Perez. Speaking after practice, Verstappen explained…
Vasseur “completely impressed” by outstanding debutant Bearman at F1 Saudi Arabian GP
Britain’s Oliver Bearman has had a rollercoaster of a last few days. After getting pole last Thursday in Formula 2, he was called up to replace Carlos Sainz and drive for Scuderia Ferrari in F1 for the rest of the weekend, as the Spaniard was dealing with appendicitis. He was the youngest driver to ever…
Bearman not satisfied with qualifying P11 on debut at F1 Saudi Arabian GP: “It was a messy session for me”
Oliver Bearman is the talk of the paddock following a crazy Friday for the British youngster. The 18-year-old was suddenly called up as Carlos Sainz required surgery on his appendix after feeling unwell since Wednesday. The Formula 2 driver had taken pole position for the feature race in his Prema, but his weekend plans suddenly…