Amidst a challenging weekend at Zandvoort, both for Ferrari as a team and for their star Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc, speculation regarding Leclerc’s hesitancy towards contract negotiations beyond 2024 surfaced. However, the 25-year-old swiftly debunked rumours of talks with Mercedes’ Toto Wolff, asserting that no substantial discussions had taken place. In an interview with La
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard is totally convinced that Lewis Hamilton will remain at Mercedes next season, with the former Red Bull driver believing that there isn’t “any realistic chance” that he’ll leave. Despite his contract having just four months remaining on it, the seven-time World Champion is still yet to sign a new deal
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Charles Leclerc has endured a tough campaign with Ferrari, and his latest outing in Zandvoort was yet another example of Leclerc having a poor weekend. After picking up damage, the Ferrari driver struggled for pace as he languished towards the bottom of the grid. And, after failing to make any sort of impression, Leclerc ultimately
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Carlos Sainz’s father has revealed that Audi have made “contact” with the Ferrari driver, ahead of their merge with Sauber in 2026. Audi will hold a 75% stake in the Sauber F1 team in 2026, which will become an Audi works team when the new power unit regulations are introduced. The German manufacturer will be
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David Coulthard, a former Formula 1 race winner, has shared his perspective on the ongoing contract negotiations between Lewis Hamilton and the Mercedes team. As Hamilton’s current contract with Mercedes draws to a close at the end of the current season, speculation has swirled about the possibility of the seven-time world champion moving to another
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Charles Leclerc has stepped up and shouldered the responsibility for the pitstop fiasco that marred Ferrari’s performance on the first lap of the 2023 Dutch GP. The rain-drenched race at Zandvoort saw Leclerc’s quick decision to switch to Intermediate tires trigger a series of unfortunate events for the team. As a heavy downpour enveloped the
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Damon Hill is expecting Ferrari to be “pasted” by the Italian media ahead of their home race this weekend, following a miserable Dutch Grand Prix. Ferrari had an unsettled car throughout the event at Zandvoort, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz having complained of the SF-23’s handling being “inconsistent”. Turn 1 was a nightmare for
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Charles Leclerc’s woeful Dutch Grand Prix weekend failed to improve on Sunday, as the Monegasque was forced to retire at Zandvoort. Starting from P9, it was always set to be a challenging race for Leclerc, who hit Oscar Piastri in the opening stages. Heavy rain started to fall at the end of the opening lap,
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Charles Leclerc has revealed that he’s “very happy” to be team-mates with Carlos Sainz, but that he’d be open to having Lewis Hamilton alongside him. Leclerc and Hamilton have been two of the most discussed names during ‘silly season’ this year, with the pair being linked with each other’s seat. There was rumours at the
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Ferrari have been fined €5100 following two incidents in qualifying at the Dutch Grand Prix, involving Carlos Sainz. In the first incident, Sainz was judged to have sped in the pit-lane during Q1, by just 0.5kph. The pit-lane speed limit in Zandvoort is 60kph,and Sainz was judged to have gone 60.5kph during the first part
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