Following last season’s struggles, Ferrari were expected to improve dramatically this season and truly challenge for the title. Their 2022 title charge was derailed by strategic blunders and reliability issues and it was expected that both of these problems would be solved under the new leadership of Fred Vasseur. This was not the case at
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Ex-Formula 1 driver David Coulthard believes Frederic Vasseur can use his nationality to his advantage in his role as Ferrari team principal, with the Frenchman not having to be “culturally aware” of what’s going on. Vasseur is the first non-Italian team principal at Ferrari since fellow Frenchman Jean Todt was replaced by Stefano Domenicali in
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Over the winter break, all of the talk was about Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes contract, with the Brit promising to extend his current deal towards the end of last season. Despite both Hamilton and his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claiming that a deal was pretty much certain, the 2023 season has now started and the Brit
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The 2022 season was full of highs and lows for Ferrari, with the team taking huge strides forwards under the new regulations but eventually falling short of the championship. The team started the season with the fastest car on the grid and built up a strong lead in both championships but a number of reliability
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Ex-Formula 1 driver Karun Chandhok believes Lando Norris might be “thinking about” switching to either Red Bull or Ferrari, with McLaren currently looking nowhere near to challenging the frontrunners. The season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix was miserable for Norris and the Woking-based side, with the 23-year-old having been forced to pit six times, following a pneumatic
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Ferrari are one of the biggest and most successful teams in motorsport history and this comes with a number of benefits. The Scuderia have a secret ‘nuclear button’ available to them, something which no other team on the grid has the power to use. This secret ability is the power to veto and rule changes,
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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,
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Following 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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Following much speculation, David Sanchez has officially confirmed that he has left his role as head of vehicle concept at Ferrari, with the Frenchman set for “another F1 project” following a period of gardening leave. Losing Sanchez is hugely costly for Ferrari, given that he was responsible for the team’s 2022 car and their 2023
MoreJournalist Leo Turrini believes new Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur “has the duty” to run the Maranello-based side his way, with the journalist claiming that the former Alfa Romeo boss is “dismantling Binotto’s team”. Former team principal Mattia Binotto led the Scuderia through a mixed period whilst boss, with the Italian having run the team
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