Ferrari have experienced a rather disappointing capitulation to the 2022 season, with it initially looking like Charles Leclerc and Ferrari would be able to mount a serious challenge for both championships, even looking the favourite at points. A catalogue of errors, combined with Red Bull’s improvement in performance had seen those title hopes slip away
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Charles Leclerc left the Brazilian Grand Prix having moved to being level on points with Sergio Pérez in the fight for second in the Drivers’ Championship, after finishing fourth at Interlagos. To say that Leclerc finished fourth does seem absolutely ridiculous, given that he was in the wall on the exit of Turn Six on
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Team orders were the story of the Brazilian Grand Prix, with both Red Bull and Ferrari having to ponder ways to help their drivers finish as high as possible in the drivers’ championships. Max Verstappen refused to let Sergio Perez past to help him in his battle with Charles Leclerc, but the Mexican driver might
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Charles Leclerc was left furious with AlphaTauri’s Yuki Tsunoda during Q1 at the Brazilian Grand Prix, after feeling that he was blocked by the Japanese driver during the session. With rain having fallen prior to Friday’s qualifying session, drivers initially ventured onto the circuit on the green-walled Intermediate tyres, with the conditions having initially not been dry
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Conditions in Sao Paulo have been unpredictable ever since the drivers arrived earlier this week, with it raining on average every three days around this time of year in Brazil. Teams saw a window of opportunity at the start of Q3, with there seemingly being a short period of time at the start of the
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Charles Leclerc was absolutely livid following Ferrari’s decision in Brazil to send him out on intermediate tyres during qualifying, despite every other driver setting a lap time on the softs. The 25-year-old’s patience is beginning to wear thin with the Scuderia after a succession of errors this season have cost the driver a shot at
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Sergio Perez will be left wondering what could have been after qualifying on Friday night, with the ever changing conditions making all of the drivers in Q3 interchangeable. Every team and driver made the call to try and get a lap in on the slick tyres right at the start of the session, before the
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Charles Leclerc’s 2022 campaign can be summed up by his qualifying session at the Brazilian Grand Prix; mistake after mistake, with it once again not being the fault of the 24-year-old. Qualifying at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace was brilliantly frantic, with Q1 having been completed on at first Intermediate tyres, before everyone rushed back into the pits for Softs late
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Ferrari have gained an unwanted reputation this season as specialists in failure, following a spate of strategy calls that have been detrimental to their drivers’ results. The Scuderia were back at it again in Brazil as they put Charles Leclerc out on track in Q3 on the intermediate tyres, while every other driver, even including
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Max Verstappen has stepped his performance up a level once again this year, being crowned champion of 2022 as early as Suzuka with Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc now well over 100 points behind the Dutchman going into the final two rounds of the season. Mercedes failed to provide their drivers with a car capable
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