Tag: Leclerc
Are Ferrari ready to win F1 World Championship after dismal Canadian GP for Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz | F1 News
Following a dismal weekend for Ferrari at the Canadian Grand Prix, Sky Sports F1 assess whether the Italian team are ready to end their title drought. Ferrari suffered their first double DNF in two years as a shocking lack of pace was compounded by Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failing to finish the race. From…
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Monaco GP: Charles Leclerc aiming to end curse at home F1 event as Oscar Piastri targets first win | F1 News
Charles Leclerc claimed pole position for a third time at the Monaco Grand Prix to give himself another opportunity to win his home event. Leclerc will start alongside McLaren’s Oscar Piastri on the front row when the lights go out at 2pm on Sunday, live on Sky Sports F1 and Main Event, and will be…
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Emilia Romagna GP: Charles Leclerc tops first Imola practice for Ferrari as Max Verstappen struggles | F1 News
Charles Leclerc topped first practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as Ferrari’s significantly upgraded car impressed at Imola. Leclerc finished just over a tenth of a second clear of George Russell, who also delivered promising pace in his upgraded Mercedes. Carlos Sainz was marginally behind Russell to take third in the other Ferrari, but…
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Miami GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen beats Charles Leclerc to pole as Mercedes suffer early exits | F1 News
Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to Miami Grand Prix Sprint pole as Mercedes suffered a dismal start to the weekend with a double early exit. Verstappen struggled with his Red Bull throughout the session, including on the lap that he secured pole with, but the other contenders fell away to leave the world championship leader…
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Lewis Hamilton denies pushing Lando Norris off track in Chinese GP Sprint as Charles Leclerc criticises Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz | F1 News
Lewis Hamilton has dismissed suggestions he forced Lando Norris off track at the start of the Chinese Grand Prix Sprint. Mercedes’ Hamilton started alongside pole-sitter Norris on the front row at the Shanghai International Circuit but got a better launch to pull alongside the McLaren as they approached the first corner. Hamilton, on the inside…
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Japanese GP: Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur denies Carlos Sainz outperforming Charles Leclerc is a problem | F1 News
Ferrari boss Frederic Vasseur insists he is “not worried” by Charles Leclerc being outperformed by departing team-mate Carlos Sainz during the early stages of the 2024 Formula 1 season. After convincing Lewis Hamilton during the off-season to sign a deal to join Ferrari next year, Vasseur opted to keep Leclerc and allow Sainz to leave.…
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Australian GP: Charles Leclerc fastest from Max Verstappen in second practice with big Alex Albon crash in first session | F1 News
Charles Leclerc was quickest from Max Verstappen in second practice on a dramatic Friday at the Australian Grand Prix. Leclerc was 0.381s ahead of Verstappen, whose day was far from straightforward after damaging his floor in first practice. Ferrari will also be encouraged to see Carlos Sainz in third after he returned from successful appendix…
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Bahrain GP Qualifying: Max Verstappen claims first F1 2024 pole ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc | F1 News
Max Verstappen will start his quest for a fourth successive F1 world title from pole position in Saturday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix after seeing off a fierce challenge from Ferrari rival Charles Leclerc in 2024’s first qualifying hour. George Russell took a promising third for Mercedes, within a tenth of Leclerc, in their much-changed new…
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Leclerc commits future to Ferrari with new F1 deal ‘beyond 2024’
FILE–Ferrari’s Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP) Charles Leclerc committed his future to Ferrari on Thursday after signing a contract renewal with the Italian Formula One outfit. Ferrari did not specify the length of Leclerc’s new deal, merely saying that it took him “beyond the 2024 season” when his current contract…
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Ferrari in ‘no rush’ to agree new Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz contracts, says team principal Fred Vasseur
Neither Charles Leclerc nor Carlos Sainz have put pen to paper on a new Ferrari contract according to team boss Frederic Vasseur; 2023 was Vasseur’s first season in charge of Ferrari and they were the only team to claim a race victory during Red Bull’s record-breaking campaign Last Updated: 16/12/23 11:08pm Team principal Frederic Vasseur…
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