Some shocking driver transfers took place in the aftermath of the Austrian Grand Prix after Charles Leclerc won the race ahead of Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton. Sergio Perez had retired from the race early on after contact with Mercedes’ George Russell caused too much damage to the Mexican’s car, leaving Charles Leclerc and
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tends to agree with Mercedes’ George Russell on the issue of the presence of two race directors in Formula 1. Michael Masi was removed as race director after the controversial season finale in 2021 that saw Max Verstappen overtake Sir Lewis Hamilton on the final lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Ferrari have arrested their woeful lack of form in the last two rounds in Silverstone and Austria – at least partially. Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc have, between them, claimed each of the last two races for the Scuderia, but they have – as is typical – done things the hard way. An almost inexplicable
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Dr Helmut Marko is known for his no holds barred opinions of his drivers, past and present, and he gave a very frank overview of some of the drivers he has worked with over the years. In the Red Bulletin before the Austrian Grand Prix, he spoke about Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, who started in Formula
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Carlos Sainz was looking set to claim P2 at the Austrian Grand Prix, after closing Max Verstappen down in rapid fashion. The Red Bull Racing driver struggled with tyre wear and traction throughout the race, which saw Charles Leclerc pass the Dutchman with ease three times on his way to victory. It appeared a Ferrari 1-2 was
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Max Verstappen cruised to victory in Saturday’s Sprint race at the Austrian Grand Prix, after Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz allowed the reigning World Champion to escape. With Leclerc and Sainz running second and third, the pair opted to race each other rather than work as a team to catch the Red Bull Racing driver.
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Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz was denied a podium in Austria after his engine caught fire as he was moments from passing Max Verstappen for second. The Spaniard had held back at the start of the race instead of fighting team-mate Charles Leclerc to avoid a repeat of Saturday’s sprint when Max Verstappen comfortably took victory, and
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Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto has reassured that there are no issues among the Scuderia after reports that there had been a revolt following the British Grand Prix. Ferrari’s strategists came under fire again last weekend when they took an age to allow Charles Leclerc to pass Carlos Sainz when the Monegasque was quicker, and
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has rejected any suggestion that team members on his side of the garage refused to partake in the team photo after Carlos Sainz’s victory in Silverstone. Leclerc was leading the British Grand Prix late on from his team-mate when the Safety Car was deployed after Esteban Ocon came to a stop. The
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Former Formula 1 driver Jolyon Palmer has criticised Ferrari after the poor choices that led to Charles Leclerc losing the British Grand Prix. The Monegasque picked up damage on the restart following a red flag for a horrific crash involving Zhou Guanyu – from which the Alfa Romeo driver walked away – when an unsighted
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