Sir Lewis Hamilton was significantly clear of the pace of Charles Leclerc during the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, but why was that? Partly, it is to do with setup. There is less disparity between the four engine manufacturers – Mercedes, Ferrari, Honda and Renault – this season due to the new technical regulations that
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Former Formula 1 driver Jos Verstappen notes that there is more “respect” between Red Bull and Ferrari than the Austrian outfit had with Mercedes last year. Max Verstappen and Sir Lewis Hamilton engaged in an extremely tense title battle with Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2021, and the pair won an astonishing 18 races of the
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Carlos Sainz has conceded that his adaptation to the F1-75 under the new technical regulations has been a difficult one, but maintained that there is no lead driver at Ferrari. Sainz has been out-qualified and out-raced by Charles Leclerc in all five races so far in 2022, and his campaign has not been helped by
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Charles Leclerc brilliantly claimed his fourth pole position of the season so far, after recovering from a huge mistake on his first flying lap in Q3. Leclerc has been imperious all weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix, having a couple tenths over everyone in most sessions. Qualifying was no different, with the Monegasque driver claiming
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Charles Leclerc has started the 2022 season in emphatic fashion, having won two of the five races so far this year. The Monegasque driver currently sits top of the drivers’ championship on 104-points, 19 ahead of title rival Max Verstappen. Leclerc’s strong start to the new season comes on the back of finishing behind team-mate
MoreCharles Leclerc was delighted to pull a clutch pole position out of the bag at the Spanish Grand Prix, but warns that Ferrari will not take home the victory if they cannot solve their tyre issues. Throughout qualifying, it was looking like a fascinating battle between Ferrari, Red Bull and Mercedes, and Max Verstappen had
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Championship leader Charles Leclerc is slightly concerned by Ferrari’s race pace at this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, admitting that the F1-75 is not treating its tyres well. Leclerc topped both practice sessions in Barcelona on Friday, with Carlos Sainz ensuring a Ferrari one-two in the opening hour. Mercedes were the surprise package of FP2 as
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Spanish Formula 1 journalist Albert Fabrega asserts that Ferrari’s upgrades must be effective in their quest to move back ahead of Red Bull on the timesheets. Red Bull are reported to have lost 5kg this weekend with the upgrade they have brought to Barcelona after they lost 4-5kg with the one they introduced in Imola.
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc believes that his team will have gone some way towards overturning their current pace deficit to Red Bull with the upgrades they have brought to this weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix. Ferrari looked to have the edge over Red Bull in the opening rounds of the season, with Leclerc taking relatively comfortable wins
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Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc is hoping that the upgrades his team have brought to the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend will edge them ahead of Red Bull, but maintains that the battle will be as close as ever. Leclerc and Max Verstappen have, between them, won all of the first five races of the year,
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