Heading into the 2023 season it was expected that the new leadership of Fred Vasseur would lead Ferrari to a more successful title challenge than last year. The Frenchman replaced former team principal Mattia Binotto over the winter after a dreadful end to the season saw Ferrari narrowly hold on the second place in the
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Ferrari looked like a team reborn at the start of 2022, with the new regulation changes seemingly giving the team a new lease of life. Charles Leclerc’s early race wins led the team to build up a healthy lead in both championships, making the Scuderia many pundits’ favourites for the title. Unfortunately for the team,
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With just one race having been completed, the start of Charles Leclerc’s 2023 campaign has already gone from bad to worse, with the Monegasque having been slapped with a 10-place grid penalty for this weekend’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Leclerc’s grid penalty is due to Ferrari having changed the control electronics for a third time
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Ferrari and Mercedes were expected to return to their best this season after problematic campaigns last year. Ferrari struggled with reliability and strategy issues whist Mercedes were plagued with a porpoising issue and general lack of competitiveness. At the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix it was proved that Mercedes have made the wrong choice with the
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Ferrari’s wait for title glory has certainly been a long one, with it looking no closer to coming to an end. The Maranello-based side are without a doubt the most famous team in Formula 1, with the Italians having enjoyed endless success at the pinnacle of motorsport. At least they used to enjoy endless success,
MoreFollowing Ferrari’s disastrous start to the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix, it has been reported by gazzetta.it that Charles Leclerc asked for a meeting with Ferrari president John Elkann to “receive reassurance”. Going into the new season, Ferrari reportedly had an excellent car and most importantly, a reliable one. The Italians spent the off-season
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The Bahrain Grand Prix went perfectly for Ferrari last season, with Charles Leclerc winning the race while Carlos Sainz finished second to score a stunning one-two for the Scuderia. Leclerc and Ferrari then went on to build a strong lead in both championships before reliability issues and strategic errors opened to door for Max Verstappen
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When Fred Vasseur was announced as Ferrari’s new team principal over the summer, some fans began to fear for Carlos Sainz. During his F1 career so far, Vasseur has often preferred to operate with a clear number one and number two driver, as could be seen with Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu at Alfa Romeo
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Red Bull’s driver pairing has very much been Max Verstappen as the undoubted number one with Sergio Perez as his wingman for the past two seasons. Perez has however claimed that heading into the 2023 season, he is more than capable of stepping out from Verstappen’s shadow and challenging the Dutchman for the championship. The
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The 2023 season has started disastrously for Charles Leclerc, with the Monegasque driver walking away from the Bahrain Grand Prix with zero points to his name. Ferrari were quick last season but were hindered by a series of reliability issues and poor strategy calls, leaving the team some way off eventual champions Red Bull by
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