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
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Two weeks ago, Mick Schumacher’s Formula 1 career appeared to be in turmoil, having moved to sixth on the list for most races completed without a points finish. Fast forward to today, and Schumacher isn’t only a consecutive race points finisher, but is now believed to be on the radar of Red Bull Racing and
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A fan on Twitter has gone on an extraordinarily passionate rant about Charles Leclerc’s wheel-to-wheel racing abilities after they saw suggestions that he is the best in that department. Leclerc claimed his third win of the 2022 season in Austria last weekend, and has been involved in some thrilling on-track battles with Red Bull’s Max
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BBC 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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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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Charles Leclerc not only shocked Red Bull Racing, but also the 105,000 fans in attendance at the Austrian Grand Prix, after taking an emphatic victory at the Red Bull Ring. Leclerc overtook Max Verstappen a staggering three times on his way to his first victory since Australia, as he reminded the reigning World Champion that
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Charles Leclerc revealed after the Austrian Grand Prix that he was struggling immensely with his throttle, so was relieved to come across the line to take the win. The Monegasque passed polesitter Max Verstappen three times after Ferrari and Red Bull perennially tried to undercut each other with pit stops, and it looked as though
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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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