Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has assured fans that the team will not employ a number one driver policy in 2022. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc helped the team to third in the Constructors’ Championship in 2021, as the pair ended fifth and seventh, respectively, in the Drivers’ Standings. Sainz joined the Maranello outfit from
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Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel says he is happier now than he was during his six seasons at previous team Ferrari. The four-time world champion joined the Scuderia in 2015 in search of his fifth F1 title success, and won 14 races with the team. However, a championship with the Scuderia never materialised and his Ferrari
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has spoken of his admiration for team-mate Charles Leclerc’s driving style, stating that he had a lot to acclimatise himself to in his first year with the Scuderia. The Maranello-based team signed Sainz from McLaren ahead of the 2021 campaign, and the Spaniard finished an impressive fifth in this year’s Drivers’ Standings,
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has a clause in his contract that could see him walk away from Ferrari, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper. The clause allegedly states that Ferrari must finish at least third in the Constructors’ Championship in 2022, otherwise the Monegasque could be free to leave the Scuderia at the
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto will speak with Carlos Sainz about his future with the team over the winter break after an impressive debut season. Ferrari signed Sainz from McLaren following the departure of Sebastian Vettel at the end of last year, and the 27-year-old scored points on 20 occasions, picking up four podiums en
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Kimi Raikkonen has affirmed that he does not need a new challenge after Formula 1, insisting that he is glad to be embarking on a new, quieter chapter of his life. The 42-year-old departed F1 at the end of the 2021 season after 19 seasons over two spells in the sport. Raikkonen has admitted that
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has said his team is targeting a return to the front in 2022, after two win-less seasons in Formula 1. The Scuderia finished third in the 2021 Constructors’ Championship after a season-long battle with McLaren, but the tifosi will nevertheless be disappointed by the lack of race wins. Looking ahead
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the Scuderia said in a statement on Thursday. The Monegasque, who just capped off his third season with Ferrari, tested positive for coronavirus after returning home following the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and the subsequent post-season test in the UAE capital. The
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Charles Leclerc is hoping for a stronger car next year, after missing out on P5 in the F1 Drivers’ Championship due to a poor final race of the 2021 season in Abu Dhabi. His Ferrari team-mate, Carlos Sainz, meanwhile celebrated a podium in the UAE capital and thus secured fifth in the standings, outscoring the
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Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz has spoken of his confusion over an unprecedented Safety Car situation at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Sainz secured his fourth podium finish of the season in Abu Dhabi, narrowly besting Yuki Tsunoda and Valtteri Bottas on the last lap, to take fifth in the Drivers’ Championship. However, the last-gasp
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