New Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur has revealed that Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz will both be treated “exactly the same” in 2023, something the Frenchman has made “crystal clear” to the duo. Ferrari’s strategy was something that was questioned several times in 2022, with Leclerc and Sainz having been treated as equals, even though,
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Many Formula 1 drivers develop a passion for building up their supercar collection, with drivers such as Charles Leclerc owning a number of limited edition and spectacular vehicles. Unlike the other drivers on the grid however, Carlos Sainz has never actually purchased himself a car, despite his successful career in motorsport. When the Spaniard turned
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The appointment of Fred Vasseur at Ferrari was reportedly set to be bad news for Carlos Sainz, who had proved that he could match and even beat Charles Leclerc towards the end of last season. The Frenchman usually prefers to operate with a clear one and two driver pairing, rather than having the team’s energy
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Frederic Vasseur has begun to settle into life as Ferrari’s new team principal, with the Frenchman having faced the media recently at the team’s base in Maranello. Vasseur has been brought into the Italian side following the departure of Mattia Binotto, who incredibly worked for the Scuderia for 28 years. The Frenchman began his new
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Before he officially resigned from his role of team principal of Ferrari, Mattia Binotto revealed that the team had to tone down the power of their engine, just to make it more reliable. Ferrari were phenomenally quick over the course of last season, but this pace unfortunately means nothing if the car does not make
MoreCarlos Sainz has completed Ferrari’s ‘wake up test’, an annual test that the Italians carry out to get the team, drivers, mechanics and engineers warmed up for the new season. As always, the test was conducted at Ferrari’s privately-owned circuit, Fiorano, where Sainz completed several laps in the team’s 2021 challenger. The SF21 wasn’t only
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Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have received a late Christmas present from Ferrari, following reports that the team’s power unit is set to have an additional 30hp in 2023. The report comes from Italian site Formu1a.uno, who also have information from “highly-qualified sources” that Ferrari’s 2023 car is a second faster than it was in
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According to speculation coming directly out of Italy, Ferrari are set to come out firing in 2023, with a car that is set to be “at least” one second faster than it was last season. Italy’s Formu1a.uno are reporting that Ferrari have made huge gains with their 2023 challenger, with sources within the team having
MoreFerrari driver Carlos Sainz has been enjoying some downtime since the conclusion of the 2022 Formula 1 season, after having been in Saudi Arabia supporting his father in the Dakar Rally. Sainz’s father, rally legend Carlos Sainz Sr, was actually involved in a horrific crash which saw the Spaniard flip over, resulting in two broken
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The major regulation changes in 2022 presented teams with a massive opportunity to reinvent themselves last year, as every team was forced to go back to the drawing board and get creative. It initially looked like Ferrari had mastered the rule changes as they came flying out of the blocks in Bahrain with clearly the
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