Having started from 19th on the grid at the French Grand Prix, Carlos Sainz was on the verge of a third place finish, until Ferrari once again made a monumental strategic error. With just over ten laps remaining and having overtaken Sergio Pérez for P3, Sainz was strangely called into the pits by the Ferrari
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Haas’ car is set to look very similar to the Ferrari at this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix as a result of their new upgrade package. Ferrari came into the season with a unique sidepod design, and the F1-75’s chassis, power unit and effective upgrades to the wings have helped Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz to
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Charles Leclerc has lost 75 points this season from the race lead, after a driver error saw the Monegasque spin-out of the French Grand Prix whilst leading. It’s the third time this season Leclerc has been forced to retire from the race lead, with his retirements at the Spanish and Azerbaijan Grands Prix due to reliability problems. As a
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Scuderia Ferrari saw the gap to Red Bull Racing increase substantially once again, after yet another disastrous weekend saw the team lose a potential race victory at the French Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc, who started on pole, was in complete control of the race, until a driver error saw him spin off at Turn 11
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1997 F1 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has criticised Ferrari’s decision-making on the pit wall for Carlos Sainz’s P5 at the French Grand Prix. The Spaniard started the race 19th after taking an engine penalty, and was recovering up the order when a Safety Car was deployed for a crash involving team-mate Charles Leclerc. The team put
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has confirmed that the throttle issues Charles Leclerc reported after his crash in France had nothing to do with his mistake. Having started on pole, Leclerc fended off Max Verstappen in the opening laps before the Dutchman pitted, and the Scuderia were aiming to extend their drivers’ stint. However, he
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Carlos Sainz has come to the defence of his Ferrari team after he was told to pit to serve a five-second penalty at the French Grand Prix on Sunday. Sainz had started at the back of the grid after taking an engine penalty following his reliability failure at the Austrian Grand Prix two weeks prior,
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Former Formula 1 driver Paul di Resta was unimpressed by Ferrari telling Carlos Sainz he needed to pit in order to serve his five-second penalty at the French Grand Prix. It was a difficult weekend for Sainz, who came into the weekend with a grid penalty that put him at the back for the race
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Max Verstappen claimed his eighth front-row start of the season on Saturday at the French Grand Prix; however, he was once again beaten to pole-position by rival Charles Leclerc. Heading into qualifying, Verstappen looked strong at the Circuit Paul Ricard. The reigning World Champion topped FP3, and was within the top three in both FP1
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Ferrari performed a strategic masterclass on Saturday at the French Grand Prix, to secure yet another pole position for Charles Leclerc. With the Scuderia already being aware that Carlos Sainz would start from the back of the grid due to an engine penalty, the Italian team used the Spaniard’s appearance in Q3 to their advantage.
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