Carlos Sainz believes he will be at his strongest in the latter stages of the season as he seeks to continue his consistent form at Ferrari. The Spaniard won the British Grand Prix in Silverstone having pushed Max Verstappen hard for the win in Canada, and he looked as though he was going to pass
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Carlos Sainz has stressed the silver lining of Ferrari’s 2022 power unit, noting that although it has been relatively unreliable, it is one of the more powerful packages on the grid. The Scuderia have suffered several reliability-induced retirements so far this season, costing both Sainz and team-mate Charles Leclerc much-needed points in their battle with
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Senior Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko has revealed that Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz had a “toxic” relationship during their tenure at Red Bull’s junior team. The Spaniard joined Scuderia Toro Rosso in 2015, partnering Verstappen in his debut season in Formula 1. Sainz stayed at the Faenza-based team until the end of 2017,
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Max Verstappen saw his World Championship lead reduced by six points at the Austrian Grand Prix, after having to settle for second at Red Bull’s home race. However, despite not finishing on the top step, Verstappen was praised for his “professional” behaviour during the race, where he was overtaken by race winner Charles Leclerc three times.
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It was mixed-emotions for Scuderia Ferrari at the Austrian Grand Prix, as Charles Leclerc claimed his first victory since the Australian Grand Prix but Carlos Sainz suffered yet another dramatic power unit (PU) failure. The Italian team were looking highly likely for a 1-2 finish, with Sainz having been right on the back of second-place
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has observed that Ferrari generally look quicker now than they have done in previous races, but he remains focused on his own side. The Scuderia have seemed to have much better race pace than they did before Barcelona, and part of that is owed to new rear wing they
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Ferrari have been told to back Charles Leclerc over Carlos Sainz to give themselves the best possible chance of defeating Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The Monegasque has out-qualified Sainz nine times this season, and has finished ahead in seven of the eleven rounds of 2022, cementing his place as the Scuderia’s number one. Strategic decisions
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner does not believe that his side will be overly affected by the technical directive that will come into effect in Spa. Multiple teams have been struggling for both performance and comfort this season as a result of the “porpoising” and bouncing phenomenon that came about as a result of
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Ferrari have done a terrific job of making sure the upgrades they bring to races work well for them, and they have more room to manoeuvre as a result, says Auto Motor und Sport journalist Michael Schmidt. While Red Bull have been busy bringing key upgrades to several races this season, Ferrari’s progress and development
MoreBBC Sport editor Andrew Benson believes that Ferrari will have had a moment of clarity after Carlos Sainz’s reliability failure at last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix. The Spaniard had been following team-mate Charles Leclerc in the Ferraris’ pursuit of Max Verstappen in Spielberg amid an engrossing strategical battle between themselves and Red Bull. After Leclerc
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